[python-win32] using WMI to get processor flags...

[Tim Golden]

Kevin Horn wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:14 AM, Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
>> The CIM_ classes represent the DMTF Common Information Model [1],
>> the structure on which WMI is based. In principle other manufacturers
>> could implement WMI -- or whatever they would want to call it -- but
>> as far as I am aware, no-one has.
>>
>>
>>
> Somewhat tangential to the conversation, but WBEM/CIM is available for
> Linux, Mac OS X, some Unices, and Netware:
> 
> http://www.openwbem.org/
> 
> In case anyone is interested.

Interesting: is it widely used / known / supported, do you know?

[Absolutely no axe to grind: just interested as I've never seen
it put forward when anyone asks "How do I ...?" on one of those
platforms]

TJG