Badge Request: OS / Distro version

[briancrink]

:clipboard: Description

A badge to list the os or linux distro and current version number A badge already exists for packages but not for operating systems. ex. "tails | v3.15"

:link: Data

• Where can we get the data from? https://distrowatch.com/

• Is there a public API? XML feed -> https://www.distrowatch.com/news/dwd.xml

• Does the API requires an API key? No

• Please explain why this feature should be implemented and how it would be used. Provide the latest version release for each distro / OS when choosing or ensuring the currently running operating environment is the latest release for security compliance.

• What is the specific use case? dotfile documentation, providing current versioning details when choosing a distro for setting up a new machine

[paulmelnikow]

Hi!

I'm not sure I quite understand the format of that feed. However, if it's a matter of plucking a version number from it, I wonder if this can be done using the Dynamic XML badge (see the entry near the bottom of https://shields.io/).

If this is just displaying the latest version offered by the distribution, maybe the dynamic or endpoint badge would be a good way to solve this, rather than adding a new service.

[jaas666]

Is this still an issue? Can it be closed?