Assuming your not trolling... what you need to understand is that the LSB is really misnamed. It should be called LBPCE (Linux Bindary Package Compatibility Environment). Its entire purpose is to provide software vendors a single system specification to which they can release binary packages. Instead of having, for example, WordPerfect for RedHat, WordPerfect for Debian, WordPerfect for YourDistributionHere, you simply have WordPerfect for LSB. It should install on all LSB-compliant systems. These binary packages will largely be seperate from your regular package system. LSB changes very little when you use only the free/open-source packages that come with your distribution. Why they don't rename LSB or put a huge disclaimer on the web site is beyond me. It would save a lot of confusion. (Actually, I notice their web page does have a pretty good explanation if people bother to read it.)
Tim Lamer wrote: > http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/gLSB/gLSB/swinstall.html > > -- > k h a o s * lamer > new name, new look, new ftp: > linuxxxxx.dyn.dhs.org (change FOUR letter) > upload something before downloading, or your class C IP banned. > -- Timothy H. Keitt Department of Ecology and Evolution State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York 11794 USA Phone: 631-632-1101, FAX: 631-632-7626 http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/keitt/
