[issue12326] Linux 3: tests should avoid using sys.platform == 'linux2'

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> I'm still in favor of keeping sys.platform == 'linux3', and you?

Still -1. It should be renamed to 'linux' in future releases, and
back-patched to 'linux2' for maintenance releases.

As for releases that are already out - users should be informed to
not use those on Linux 3 (or not use Linux 3 on systems where they
have the old Python releases).

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