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Four Linux Vendors Agree On An LSB Implemenation

Posted by timothy on from the choosing-lunch-is-much-more-difficult dept.

An anonymous reader submits a link to this story at Linuxlookup.com which says that "Connectiva, Mandrakesoft, Progeny and Turbolinux today announce the creation of a common implementation of the LSB 2.0 which will serve as the base for future products. The project, called 'Linux Core Consortium' (LCC), is backed by Linux supporters such as Computer Associates, HP, Novell, Red Hat, Sun, OSDL, and the Free Standards Group."

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  1. LSB? by DaHat · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's taken this long to decide on what is the Least Significant Bit?

    Is that not it? It sure would be nice if the editors would stop posting articles that do not describe what they are intending to be describing.

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    1. Re:LSB? by RandoX · · Score: 5, Funny

      LSB is obviously USB for Linux. Version 2.0 should offer twice as much throughput as LSB 1.0.

    2. Re:LSB? by svin · · Score: 0, Funny

      It's taken this long to decide on what is the Least Significant Bit?

      Don't worry, they're still arguing over that.

    3. Re:LSB? by Eowaennor · · Score: 2, Funny

      SCSI? That means System Can't See It... right?

  2. This is good news by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell, it would be good news if it was just "Two Linux Vendors Agree ... on anything"

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  3. It really is amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It really is amazing how Connectiva, Turbolinux, Progeny and Mandrake can come together to form one signle standard base.

    Its kind of like Voltron for crap.

  4. Server dead at 9:40 am EST, may it rest in pieces by ClippyHater · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only one comment and you bastards have killed the server. Now that I honestly can't RTFA, let me resume normal slashdot mode:

    In further news, the LSB implementation of the LCC Project will require LSD usage to be fully appreciated.

    Thanks you, thank you, I'll be silly all night. Be sure to tip your kernel hackers.

  5. In other words... by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...this is United Linux II, with Caldera/SCO having joined the bad guys, SuSE striking out on its own and Mandrake (the former champ) and Progeny (the cult favorite) joining the crew.

    It sounds like a pro wrestling plot! Hey, what's Darl hiding behind his back? It looks like a ... Ian, look out!

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  6. In related news..... by leereyno · · Score: 4, Funny

    Today Connectiva, Mandrakesoft, Progeny and Turbolinux announced today that they had reached a consensus and have declared that Linux is indeed an operating system.

    In related news the value of 2 has been universally declared to be the whole number value immediately following 1. How this relates to the number 42 has not yet been determined.

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  7. Re:rpm vs. deb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    don't forget about emerge -u world

    The second parameter indicates how far you can walk before your system is fully updated...

  8. And, is it Little Endian by wiredog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Big Endian, or Middle endian? The article doesn't seem to say...

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  9. No, no, no! by mrchaotica · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's United Linux: Reloaded

    Get it right or pay the price!

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  10. I did some of this stuff in the '60s by MarkEst1973 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'm still seeing trails.

    oh, wait, LSB....

  11. Re:The Reference Unix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if you're the same Linux admin that arrived in my datacenter in 2000, did some work on my E6500, logged out, then turned off the serial terminal. :D

  12. Simple solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is a simple solution .
    Just use links everywhere

    ;-)

  13. The real meaning of LSB by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nonono, LSB is a binary form of LSD when seen through an LCD, after reading FUD on why Linux isn't being adopted. It causes your computer to hallucinate Pluto whilst running SETI@Home.

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