On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Greg S. Hayes wrote: > If the lsb committies decide to add standards like desktop enviroments > to linux we should probably create several levels of lsb compliance.
I am glad to see that generally there is agreement or kind of similar thinking on the issue. Absolutely there is a need for some very basic lsb, the one which you will find on *any* linux machine. But at the same time there is a need for interoperability on higher levels - including, but not limited to desktop. Layered (or modular) standard with optional parts could do the trick without excluding anybody. > One > for the basics (the minimal linux) and others extending from there. If > we don't do this we could rule out some linux machines from being > considered linux (like the cli only web/file servers running on 486s > around my house:) Main server in my company is also CLI only, I do not need anything more. But at the same time if user sat at one workstation with GUI and found different environment controlled in a different way than on the other workstation with GUI then there would be some serious problems. There at least needs to be a way to switch this environment quickly and easily. > We should also be VERY VERY carefull that we don't end > up favoring one desktop over another... Absolutely. That is the worst thing that can be done. We don't need favoring - but unfortunately we need interoperability on more than basic level. It is vitally necessary. Or else we will see rerun of 'How Unix Was Fractured' soap opera. >all kinds of hell would break > loose :) Correct. Marcin Krol ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiroshima 45 Tschernobyl 86 Windows 95
