| New group to push Linux standards, interoperability efforts |
Nov. 17, 2004
Linux makers Conectiva, Mandrakesoft, Progeny, and Turbolinux launched the Linux Core Consortium (LCC) today, an initiative that promotes a common implementation of the Linux Standards Base (LSB) 2.0. Pledging to base core products and technology on the organization's standards, the group says it will create a common Linux binary in order to promote interoperability and make it easier for OEMs and ISVs to incorporate Linux into their products.
Red Hat, Novell, Computer Associates, HP, OSDL, and Sun have all pledged to back the LCC's open development efforts.
LCC says it will enable its members to pool development efforts and expects to release a common core in the first quarter of 2005.
The group plans to work with the LSB futures group and expects to include guidelines developed by OSDL working groups in the future. Additionally, LCC says it is committed to increasing interoperability between Debian and RPM-based package management technologies, working toward the creation of a common binary. Support for IA32, Intel EM64T, IA64, and AMD64 will be included in the initial release.
Similar to predecessor UnitedLinux, the LCC aims to simplify ISV/OEM certifications for Linux with a reference platform. UnitedLinux was a collaboration among Conectiva S.A., SuSE Linux AG, Turbolinux, and -- ahem -- The SCO Group.
Earlier this year The Free Standards Group (FSG) released a specification to protect Linux from fragmentation, the LSB 2.0, which provides Linux distribution developers and users a framework on which to base their software.
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