Linux standards?

[Zahrber]

I remember awhile back there was talk about setting some standards for Linux so it would be easier for software companies to write programs for Linux...this was an effort to give the commercial software companies set parameters to program for and it would be up to the distro's to meet these..

If anyone knows what I am talking about I was trying to find info on it to see how it was coming along or if was cancelled from lack on interest....

[techieMoe]

Sadly, there are several "standards" organizations. One is the Linux Standard Base:

http://www.linuxbase.org/

Another is the Debian Core Consortium:

http://www.progeny.com/news/pressrel...50809_dcca.htm
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1839578,00.asp
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8717761483.html

[chopin1810]

Sadly, there are several "standards" organizations.

That's kinda ironic...

[Cabhan]

It all seems rather pointless to me.

I mean, pretty much all distros adhere to the FHS, so config files are in a universal location. About 99% of distros come with gcc, and those that don't can obtain it easily, so source is always a common denominator. And RPM's are widely available.

I'm not overly sure what more standards we need...

[chopin1810]

I think they mean library standards, so it won't be such a pain in the ass to install stuff with all the stupid dependencies...

[techieMoe]

I think they mean library standards, so it won't be such a pain in the ass to install stuff with all the stupid dependencies...

Just to play devil's advocate, are you saying you think some "standards organization" should dictate that every Linux installation regardless of intended use have widgetslib.so.2 even if the target audience will never use it?

I get pissed when I install distributions like Fedora and they install things like Cyrillic and Japanese font sets, printer daemons and HP printer drivers, even though I have absolutely no use for any of the above. Where does "standardization" become "dictatorship"?

[carlosponti]

thats funny pretty soon they will have as many linux standards organizations as there are distros. what distro and what standard are you on? ha ha

[chopin1810]

Just to play devil's advocate, are you saying you think some "standards organization" should dictate that every Linux installation regardless of intended use have widgetslib.so.2 even if the target audience will never use it?

I get pissed when I install distributions like Fedora and they install things like Cyrillic and Japanese font sets, printer daemons and HP printer drivers, even though I have absolutely no use for any of the above. Where does "standardization" become "dictatorship"?

When does "destandardization" become "crappy distro that can't install stuff"?

[adrenaline]

Just to play devil's advocate, are you saying you think some "standards organization" should dictate that every Linux installation regardless of intended use have widgetslib.so.2 even if the target audience will never use it?

I get pissed when I install distributions like Fedora and they install things like Cyrillic and Japanese font sets, printer daemons and HP printer drivers, even though I have absolutely no use for any of the above. Where does "standardization" become "dictatorship"?

I think that me and Techie are old hats at this movement. I can't add anything more to this just was backing up an old friend.

[jaboua]

I think that me and Techie are old hats at this movement. I can't add anything more to this just was backing up an old friend.

I agree on this one too.

About standards, not every distro follow them, many more or less deviate from the standards. Personally, I mount my CD-drives and USB-keys to /mnt, while the FHS says /media. I've even read about some linux distro using /Applications or something like that for binaries instead of for example /usr/bin.