LSB: whaz up?

[gk4@us.ibm.com]

LSB Written Specification

Version

The current version of the LSB spec is "0.2pre".

      When will the LSB produce the next version, and what will its release
   number be?
      What are our goals by year end?
      When will version 1.0 be released?
      What will not be in version 1.0?

Tasks

    When will the database normalization take place?
    Library naming & versioning needs to be written up in the spec.
   What is the status of the pthreads bug list?

Questions

      Shouldn't section 10.2 "Data definitions of libc" and 10.3 "Interface
   definitions for libc" be under 10.1 "libc"?
      Why are there nine explicit interface definitions in section 10.3
   "Interface definitions for libc"?
      Why is "__clone" defined in 10.3 "Interface definitions for libc"?
   Aren't we headed for pthreads?
      Is II "Object Format" and III "Dynamic Linking" scientifically sound?
   Are there any ambiguities?
      Where can LANA be found?
      What GNU/Linux manual pages need to be written?
      What is the status of the RPM/DEB packaging proposal for 13 "Software
   Installation"?
      WHAT THINGS DO YOU KNOW OF THAT NEED TO BE DONE?

George (gk4)

George Kraft IV
gk4@us.ibm.com
512-838-2688; t/l 678-2688
IBM Linux Technology Center
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/
FSG's Linux Standards Base
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lsb/