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- LSB
- Linux Standard Base A standard interface ABI for Linux from the Linux Foundation (www.linux-foundation.org). Introduced in 2001 by the Free Standards Group, which later became the Linux Foundation,...
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ZDNet Resources
- Ts'o what's new at the Linux Foundation?
- Ts'o what's new at the Linux Foundation?Great to see Ted working on LSB. This is an extremely critical project thatMUST be stabilized so that applications and drivers work on ALL distributions. Drivers and applications MUST be at least backward compatible for 5 years. LSB should not change more than every...
- Tags: UNIX, Ts'o, LSB, Linux Foundation, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
- Novell CEO Calls For New Linux Distro ISV Standard, Praises FSF
- Novell CEO Calls For New Linux Distro ISV Standard, Praises FSFWhat about this Ron !http://www.boycottnovell.com/You are doing everything you can to destroy Linux. Thanks!Enforcing order.de facto standards are influential. Red Hat controls the commercial Linux market so thoroughly that Oracle may have the right idea of how to create...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Quality, Operating systems, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Red Hat Inc., standards, Novell Inc., LSB
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- What is on your OSCON agenda?
- What is on your OSCON agenda?The most important thing is continue defining and promoting LSB.We need drivers that are LSB versioned, NOT versioned by distribution version. We also need driver systems that are backwards compatible so they can load old drivers. And of course we need better coverage in general...
- Tags: Printers, Desktops, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, OSCON, OSCON Agenda, desktop, LSB
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Defending Linux against Wingots
- Defending Linux against WingotsIf you want consistent and 'easy to use' then stick to one distribution.The Linux community has diverse interests. Specific distributions and vendors try to make things easy for those who don't specialize in running operating systems. I know you just said the same thing, I just don't...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, LSB, Linux
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- Ian Murdock, cat herder
- On Monday, the Free Standards Group will launch a new version of the Linux Standard Base. AP broke an embargo on this story Saturday, but I've been sitting on an interview with FSG CTO Ian Murdock since Thursday and there's one word from that interview that stands out.Endurance. In other...
- Tags: LSB, Ian Murdock
- Blog posts 2006-04-22
- Would consolidation drive Linux forward?
- Would consolidation drive Linux forward?Boycott Dell, HP and GatewayWhat will move Linux forwardis when the major computer suppliersstart marketing Linux to consumers.instead of continuing to maintainMicrosoft's "desktop monopoly".Here are some companies that sell Linux computers.http://www.systemax.com/divisions.htmhttp://www.microtelpc.com/http://www.linuxcertified.com/http://www.outpost.com/http://www.walmart.com/http://www.sub300.com/http://www.linare.com/http://www.linspire.com/http://www.xandros.com/http://www.us.debian.org/distrib/pre-installedhttp://www.linux.org/vendor/system/index.htmlWill be popular when MS and Adobe port productivity suite.Linux be useful beyond Apache web-server, MicroSoft...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, LSB, Linux, distro, OSS, consolidation
- Discussion threads 2005-08-25
- IBM enhances support for open source training
- IBM enhances support for open source trainingSeems that IBM is working tobuild it's tech force...IBM pc's and laptops never came with linux preloadedso what are they talking about...supporting open source, what a laugh, they support msIBM enhances support for open source trainingThis is no better than a drug dealer giving...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, build-IT, IBM PC, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., open-source training, LSB, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open source
- Discussion threads 2005-05-24
- IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'
- IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'Chiphopper? Should be called Chipflopper because that would better describe whats going to happen.[I]IBM said it is using Linux Standard Base as the standardized version of the Linux operating system.[/I]LSB? Give me a break. No one...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, IBM Corp., Chiphopper, IBM AIX, LSB
- Discussion threads 2005-02-14
- Splitting up the LSB
- Peter Galli reports that the Free Standards Group is planning to break up the Linux Standard Base specification into "modules" that will allow for desktop and server standards. I'm glad to see the FSG addressing the desktop issue. If Linux is to have any chance at all of gaining mass...
- Tags: Linux
- Blog posts 2005-02-01
- Group aims to smooth kinks out of Linux
- Group aims to smooth kinks out of LinuxLSB, or not to be, THAT is the question.Notice how Debian is nowhere to be seen? That's because they are hard at work creating a NON-standard fork of Linux. I'm glad to see that the smaller Linux distros are teaming with number 3...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, GNU/Linux, Debian, Linsux, Mandrake, Linux, LSB, kink
- Discussion threads 2004-11-17
- Linux demand lifts Red Hat profit
- Linux demand lifts Red Hat profitGreat to see Red Hat making money.Just goes to show you that there is a business model there. But, since it is open source, they will have to compete. This is great for customers!!!!!Nothing but props for Red Hat.It looks like they may be well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., Linux, LSB
- Discussion threads 2004-09-20
Additional Resources
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red HatThanks, but no.I use KDE, I don't like Gnome (and yes, it is simply what I have been using since 1999, so familiarity is what I like). With RedHat 8.0, KDE became an afterthought, and I prefer a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, distro, KDE, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- News to know: Apple; Windows updates; Google mobile ads; Denial of service attack 101
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design? Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system Forbes: Apple Buys Chip Designer...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Update, Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu
- LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu..."[B]It’s a business issue,” he said, noting that the LSB tool isn’t even done yet. “We’re still building it so it’s vaporware.”[/B]"WOW! If we could only get that level of honesty from other software providers! ;) ]:)
- Tags: LSB SDK, Linux App, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu
- Increasing use of Ubuntu and other Linux distributions globally puts additional pressure -- and costs -- on independent software developers. The Linux Foundation hopes that its fourth stab at a solution, the Linux Standards Base 4.0, will make it much easier and less expensive for ISVs...
- Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Java, ISV, SDK, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Choke points in open source
- Choke points in open sourceThis is definitely a strong point...for adoption of Open Source. It's also what is irking MS the most. I fear some of there recent collaboration with open source is nothing more than a ploy to try to control it. Use their code in any of your...
- Tags: Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- This time for sure on mobile Linux
- This time for sure on mobile LinuxDon't ask meAny illusions I might have had regarding my ability to predict what the public will do have shattered in the face of my cow-orkers. Their workdays are spent, nearly enough, 100% on Linux sessions. They almost universally have Linux systems...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, desktop Linux, mobile, Linux, Ubuntu, desktop, Mobile Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
- Can IBM put OpenOffice over the top?
- Can IBM put OpenOffice over the top?Is it OpenOffice or is it Linux?Before you can even begin to talk about the problems with OpenOffice's applications, let's talk about installs. Now, I'm a student at New England Institute of Technology in R.I. and, as a project, we had to "try"...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-09-11
- Novell CEO calls for new Linux distro ISV standard, praises FSF
- Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian said the Linux industry must create a vendor neutral standard for application development or face the same fragmentation that killed Unix.Speaking before a packed audience at LinuxWorld at the Moscone Center Wednesday, the Novell CEO said the Linux Standards Base LSB is a good start but...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Free Software Foundation, ISV, Microsoft Corp., Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Back to the "too many Linux distros" debate
- Back to the "too many Linux distros" debateDo you like wine?I dare say that any reasonable wine shop has [b]vastly[/b] more selection than you're likely to be faced with in Linux distros. Like a wine shop, though, you can petty quickly eliminate a large part of the list without...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, wine
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
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