On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 01:57:51PM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > No, the purpose of the LSB is to provide a standard ABI and API for > > applications to link and program against, whether or not the > > underlying system has the Linux kernel or not. > It has a strange name for that purpose. Is it just a misnomer?
Refer back to the /usr thread on another list... > Is the purpose only to run applications that are within the scope of what > the LSB defines? What about programs like CD burner software, audio > applications and other programs that use kernel-specific ioctls? Are the > ioctl interfaces defined in the LSB? The LSB's very incomplete. The latest version still specifies things that make it impossible for Debian GNU/Linux to meet the standard, let alone FreeBSD, Solaris or the Hurd. The next version will be somewhat better, and later versions will hopefully continue the trend. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. ``BAM! Science triumphs again!'' -- http://www.angryflower.com/vegeta.gif -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
