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Linux standard improves C++ support
News The Linux Standards Base (LSB) now offers improved support for C++, meaning that software compiled using the latest versions of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) can be run on any distribution that supports the standard.
[September 20, 2005, 16:55]
Linux Standards Base wins more support
News A clutch of independent software vendors (ISVs) have agreed to support Linux Standards Base (LSB), a set of standards that is meant to improve compatibility between Linux distributions. The Free Standards Group said on Monday that more than a dozen...
[March 22, 2005, 15:10]
Red Hat flagship backs Linux standard
News Dominant Linux-provider Red Hat has given a boost to Linux standardisation efforts with this week's broad Linux Standards Base (LSB) certification of the company's flagship product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
[December 11, 2003, 14:40]
Linux Standard Base is the perfect retort
Leader The Linux Standard Base project is set to get a boost from a number of vendors today, when they’re expected to announce support for the LSB 2.0 specification, which was released at the end of September.
[September 13, 2004, 12:00]
Linux standardisation efforts move ahead
News The effort, through Linux Standard Base (LSB) and several other projects, is Linux's answer to avoiding some of the fragmentation that split Unix -- the operating system upon which Linux is modelled -- into several incompatible versions.
[March 16, 2001, 9:04]
Linux standard gets powerful support
News The Free Standards Group (FSG), an organisation which promotes open-source standards, announced on Monday that 20 vendors of Linux-based hardware, software and services will back Linux Standard Base 2.0 (LSB).
[September 13, 2004, 18:55]
Linux standards tool adds app testing
News The software is designed to reduce development costs by ensuring applications can run on any Linux Standard Base (LSB) certified distribution, according to the foundation. This LSB 4.0 release is aimed at the practical needs of developers, both...
[October 21, 2008, 15:20]
China signs up for Linux standards
News The Linux Standards Base (LSB) is a specification designed to allow software companies to verify that Linux distributions and applications can run on different versions of Linux. Jim Zemlin, the executive director of the Free Standards Group, said...
[January 17, 2006, 15:25]
LinuxWorld: Bridging Linux language barriers
News The Free Standards Group released version 1.1 of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) as well as the first version of the Linux Internationalization Initiative standard to deal with Linux language barriers. Synopsis, a company whose software is used to...
[February 1, 2002, 10:54]
Standardised Linux gains support
News Red Hat 8, SuSE 8.1, SCO Group OpenLinux 3.1.1 and MandrakeSoft 9 ProSuite all comply with the LSB's guidelines, according to the Free Standards Group, which oversees the LSB certification process. The first LSB certifications arrived in August.
[October 9, 2002, 8:07]
Penguins pick up certification
News The LSB has been under development for years but progress has recently been hastened. Last week three versions of Linux -- Red Hat 7.3, SuSE 8.0 Professional and Mandrake ProSuite 8.2 -- became the first products certified to comply with the...
[August 19, 2002, 8:00]
Latest Linux guidelines released
News Software developers that are already working on LSB-certified Linux products include Red Hat, SuSE Linux, MandrakeSoft, Conectiva, ThizLinux Laboratory, Sun Wah Linux, Turbolinux and Progeny. LSB also aims to aid software makers in lowering their...
[January 29, 2004, 15:35]
Microsoft debases Linux standards
News It [LSB] will be a big challenge for the Linux community -- commercial advantage is what most organisations are looking for," said McGrath. Mandrakesoft is also collaborating with Linux players Conectiva, Turbolinux and Progeny to create a...
[February 1, 2005, 11:20]
Linux: The forking fight-back
News The LSB aims to strike a balance between the two approaches - it includes a binary compatibility layer, but isn't as restrictive as OSF/1. In 2000, the LSB and LI18NUX projects joined to form the FSG, and efforts over the next four years culminated...
[February 4, 2005, 16:10]
Linux standard eases programming
News LSB in effect standardises many of the basic parts of Linux while allowing companies to add their own features atop that foundation, McNeil said. The LSB effort was nascent for months before gaining steam last autumn, McNeil said.
[July 3, 2001, 9:33]
CA throws its weight behind Linux standard
News The additional membership comes as the FSG this week released the latest version of its flagship Linux Standard Base (LSB) specification. It signifies that the LSB has achieved a critical mass of distribution adoption and the functionality required...
[September 23, 2005, 8:50]
Kernel maintainer backs UnitedLinux
News The firm urged operating system makers and application vendors to instead certify their products for the Linux Standards Base (LSB), a long-standing programme of improving different Linux distributions' compatibiity with one another.
[July 5, 2002, 13:28]
Linux standard gets stamp of approval
News Corporate, government, enterprise and individual end users, as well as developers and ISVs can be assured that an LSB certified Linux distribution or program meets the highest possible adherence to the standard," stated Free Standards Group...
[July 2, 2002, 13:48]
Groups merge to create Linux Foundation
News The Free Standards Group has overseen the Linux Standard Base, or LSB, an effort to stabilise the interface between the operating system and higher-level applications so software runs on different varieties of Linux without modification.
[January 22, 2007, 8:17]
How does UnitedLinux stack up against Red Hat?
News The LSB helps address the need for a common core system infrastructure to aid in development and porting of applications between distributions. Both UnitedLinux 1.0 and Red Hat 8 comply with the requirements of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 1.2.
[January 14, 2003, 14:58]
