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Linux Distributors Work Towards Desktop Standards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lets-get-together-and-feel-alright dept.

WebHostingGuy wrote to mention an MSNBC article discussing a move by several Linux distributors to standardize on a set of components for desktop versions of the operating system. From the article: "The standard created by the Free Standards Group should make it easier for developers to write applications that will work on Linux versions from different distributors. Linux has a firm foothold as an operating system for servers -- it's popular for hosting Web sites, for instance -- but has only a few percent of the desktop market."

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  1. Re:I have to ask... by wysiwia · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Simply because nobody realized the real reasons until OSDL published its survey in Dec 2005 (http://www.osdl.org/dtl/DTL_Survey_Report_Nov2005 .pdf). Even today nobody wants to take the necessary steps as outlined here http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=183801&c id=15179906.

    O. Wyss

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    See http://wyoguide.sf.net/papers/Cross-platform.html