Linked by David Adams on Mon 4th Aug 2008 19:03 UTC
Not all Linux distributions are made with the same components, which can make it difficult for software developers to write applications for multiple Linux distributions. That's where the Linux Standards Base (LSB) comes into play. For years the LSB has not quite lived up to its full potential. That could all change with the upcoming LSB 4.0 release.
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You really don't need to say such negative things about the other distros. A lot of them exist to fill a niche or work on special hardware, like routers, supercomputers, mobile devices, etc. There is value in this and it is one of the strengthes, not weaknesses, of Linux. These people will also be aware that their distros are non-standard, but probably have the expertise to deal with the difference, so non-LSB compliance is not a problem.
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2006-02-09
Is the best thing that could happen to Linux. LSB Server, LSB Desktop, LSB Embedded. These distros would give PHBs something to understand and something for coders to use as a reference to get their product to work on. It would be more open than any of the commercially supported distros and less trouble than the 'geek-oriented' ones. Everything else is just fat, lonely, guys in their parent's basement, f--king with the code to make some stupid distro that they can release and say; "Looky what I done! It runs on a toaster!"