> I'd like to cast a vote for changing the uname output to 'x86' for
> the intel 386, 486, 586 et al.
If the name gets changed at all, I'd vote for "ia32". This is Intel's
current choice, with "ia64" waiting in the wings for their 64 bit
processor. The ia32 designation encompasses the [345]86 processor
series while excluding the 8086 and 286, just like Linux itself.
-- John Kodis.