internetnews.com: Fighting Linux Fragmentation

"Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Free Standards Group, is on a mission. He wants to prevent Linux from falling prey to the fragmentation fate that befell Unix.

"Zemlin was among those talking at the LinuxWorld Canada show here about the Free Standards Group and its latest Linux Standard Base (LSB) certification version 3.1.

"The LSB specification is intended to provide interoperability standards via a base set of APIs and libraries so ISVs can develop and port applications that will work on LSB-certified Linux distributions..."

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• Linux-Watch: LSB 3.1 Unifies Linux Desktop Standards(Apr 25, 2006)
• AP/Yahoo!: Linux Distributors Unite on Standard(Apr 22, 2006)
• Techworld: Linux Experts Query Uber-Desktop(Apr 20, 2006)