[conspire] ... /etc/debian_version, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, ...

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu):

> (and of course if one has dozens/hundreds or more Debian
> systems, also *manually* wouldn't be the way to manage those
> (individual) files either).
> 
> However, /etc/issue - and perhaps likewise /etc/motd ... not quite
> 100% in agreement.

I think you're attributing to me some sort of position I don't hold.

All I was trying to stress to Paul was that editing either of those
files doesn't _change_ what Debian branch you're on, only _reflect_ what
branch you're on -- because it seemed to me he might have briefly
thought otherwise.