On Sun, 14 Feb 2016, Suprateeka R Hegde wrote: > On 11-Feb-2016 10:08 PM, Joseph Myers wrote: > > I think that none of the ABI extensions in question are anything to do > > with Linux, the kernel. Rather, they are ABI extensions for userspace in > > the GNU system, which apply the same under multiple kernels (but some of > > them may well not apply to Android systems using the Linux kernel, for > > example, if the Bionic C library and dynamic linker lack the relevant > > features). Thus it would be more appropriate for a mailing list to be > > hosted on sourceware or Savannah, and for any resulting documents to refer > > to GNU, not to Linux. > > These points look very logical. Even I would like to agree to it, but after > clearing some of the conflicting points I have. > > 1. The LinuxFoundation.Org and hence the "Linux" Standard Base has been > created for "Linux, the platform" and not "Linux, the kernel". Am I right? If > I am right, why not make ourse;ves part of the foundation and hence standards? > Its one big central place.
The extensions in question are generally part of GNU, the platform (including GNU with other kernels), not just GNU/Linux. Note that for example ELFOSABI_LINUX was renamed to ELFOSABI_GNU in the gABI some time ago to reflect this. -- Joseph S. Myers jos...@codesourcery.com
