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Portland looks to unite Linux GUIs

...it will be part of a larger but separate effort called the Linux Standard Base, which is designed to make the operating system easier on... Read more

4 April, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Linux standards base widens

...use its guidelines when building programs for Linux as part of its Linux Standard Base project. The goal of the project is to encourage the... Read more

18 October, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert

Latest Linux guidelines released

...of its Linux development guidelines to the public. The software blueprint, dubbed Linux Standard Base, seeks to standardise how some aspects of Linux work, with... Read more

29 January, 2004 by Matt Hines

Linux Standard Base is the perfect retort

The Linux Standard Base project is set to get a boost from a number... Read more

13 September, 2004 by Leader

Linux standards tool adds app testing

...included an application-checker tool in the public beta version of the Linux Standard Base 4.0. The software is designed to reduce development costs... Read more

21 October, 2008 by Matthew Broersma
Ten fantasy open-source headlines for 2010

Ten fantasy open-source headlines for 2010

...get a boost, but newspapers would live to write another headline. 3. Linux Standard Base agrees a standard backed by everyoneThis issue has been with... Read more

15 January, 2010 by Jack Wallen

Canonical joins Linux Foundation

...members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation, including the Linux Standard Base, Desktop Architects and Driver Backporting groups. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth... Read more

19 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Linux Foundation tackles power concerns

...accessibility standards, a problem-solving session on device drivers and a new Linux Standard Base (LSB) device driver kit to improve printing functionality. The LSB... Read more

19 June, 2007 by David Meyer

Debian founder joins Sun

...technology officer of the Linux Foundation and chairman of that group's Linux Standard Base effort; Murdock will continue with the latter role. Sun has... Read more

20 March, 2007 by Stephen Shankland
Groups merge to create Linux Foundation

Groups merge to create Linux Foundation

...in 2006 scaled back operations. The Free Standards Group has overseen the Linux Standard Base, or LSB, an effort to stabilise the interface between the... Read more

22 January, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Mandriva virtualises enterprise server

...manage both Linux and Windows systems. It is fully compliant with the Linux Standard Base, meaning it's interoperable with other LSB-compliant operating systems... Read more

18 September, 2006 by Matthew Broersma

Windows-friendly Xandros 4 launched

...is based on v3.1 ("sarge") of Debian, with improvements from the Linux Standard Base (LSB), thanks to the DCC Alliance's Common Core. Xandros... Read more

23 June, 2006 by Peter Judge

The business of Linux in China

...standard. A standard must be international, but take into account local needs. Linux Standard Base [an international standard that has been adopted by vendors across... Read more

11 April, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

CA throws its weight behind Linux standard

...as the FSG this week released the latest version of its flagship Linux Standard Base (LSB) specification. The standard — which all the major Linux vendors... Read more

23 September, 2005 by Renai LeMay

Debian start-up wants more funding

...version of Debian that's compatible with version 3.0 of the Linux Standard Base. Other alliance members are Knoppix, Xandros, Linspire, Mepis, Credativ, GnuLinEx... Read more

15 August, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

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