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Safeguarding the Future of Linux Through Standards Safeguarding the Future of Linux Through Standards “ Through the defi nition and testing of operating system interfaces, the LSB creates a stable platform that benefi ts Safeguarding Key Facts the Future of bo th developers and users.” - Linus Torvalds Linux Through Standards • The FSG is a non-profi t organization devoted to the ongoing success of Linux The Free Standards Group is an independent nonprofi t organization dedicated to accelerating the use and acceptance of free and open source • Growing membership includes all leading Linux vendors software by developing and promoting standards. Supported by leaders and many infl uential non-profi ts in the IT industry as well as the open source development community, the in the Linux community Free Standards Group fulfi lls a critical need to have common behavioral • Workgroups cover key specifi cations, tools and ABIs across Linux platforms. The Linux Standard Base Linux standards issues such as a binary standard and offers an answer to the most pressing issue facing Linux today: fragmentation. internationalization • Board members include an A well supported standard for Linux is the neccesary component to Linux’s assortment of Linux experts continued success. Without a commonly adopted standard, Linux will fragment, and senior representatives of the Linux community thus proving costly for ISVs to port their applications to the operating system and making it diffi cult for end users and Linux vendors alike. By adopting the • Headquartered in San Francisco Linux Standard Base, the Linux community provides this crucial portability so that applications can be used on more than one distribution of Linux with little or no change. With the LSB, all parties – distribution vendors, ISVs and end users – benefi t from a commonly supported version of Linux. The Free Standards Group is supported by major players in the Linux Community including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, AMD, Dell, Intel, Conectiva, THE FREE STANDARDS GROUP MandrakeSoft, Red Hat, Sun, Novell’s SUSE LINUX, and Turbolinux. FSG has 2370 Market St. #157 San Francisco, CA 94114 developed the LSB along with a number of tools and test suites to facilitate the TEL 415-354-1787 creation of a standard Linux. FAX 415-294-9033 www.freestandards.org “ I have often said that the most important Open Source project today is the Linux Standards Base.” - Jon “Maddog” Hall, Linux International Why are Linux The Linux Standard Base Standards Important? The Linux Standard Base specifi cation A well-supported binary standard is contains a base set of APIs, libraries and essential for ensuring the long-term market interoperability standards. It also includes competitiveness of Linux against Windows. test suites, development environments, Without it, writing applications to multiple sample implementations and developer fl avors of Linux becomes costly. Linux documentation. Version 2.0 of the LSB is distributions that comply with the LSB achieve currently under public review and will be Contact Information interoperability with application software released in late 2004. More information on the written to the standard. This is crucial for the LSB can be found at www.freestandards.org [email protected] General contact for Free Standards on-going success for Linux as it simplifi es Group. All mail to this address is the development and porting of applications properly routed to the appropriate by ISVs and guarantees end users will not recipients. Other Projects get forced behind proprietary distributions of Currently the Free Standards Group is focused [email protected] Linux. Most importantly, support for the LSB on two key initiatives: the Linux Standard Base For membership questions or your standard ensures Linux will not fork and will and the Open Internationalization Initiative comments. continue to be the fastest growing operating (OpenI18N), the globalization specifi cation for [email protected] system in the industry and will be open for the language internationalization of Linux. Media relations contact for Free everyone. Standards Group. How You Can Get Involved The Free Standards Group has issued a call www.freestandards.org What the Free Standards Visit us online. Group Does to action to the Linux Community. We need The Free Standards Group develops your help. Whether it’s fi nancial support, standards and tools that help developers time to volunteer on a workgroup or end user To fi nd out how you can get focus on adding value to their software, feedback on what you want in the standard, involved in the Free Standards Group, please feel free to contact rather than spending time dealing with please get involved. [email protected]. verifi cation and porting issues. The group also coordinates testing and certifi cation programs Members enjoy many that verify software compliance with existing benefi ts including: standards. • Greater infl uence in the standards creation process By working to ensure that Linux applications • The ability to run and/or to vote for and platforms work together seamlessly, the members of the Board of Directors Free Standards Group also helps corporate • First-hand knowledge of the latest IT users migrate to -- and expand their use developments for each of the Free of -- Linux. The Free Standards Group thus Standards Group’s projects serves as a key facilitator between the needs of the open source software development In addition, as a member you can enjoy the community and the IT industry, which relies prestige and satisfaction that comes with increasingly on Linux as a solutions platform. being able to say that you or your organization is directly contributing to the creation and Safeguarding2370 Market the St.Future #157 of All standards produced by the Free Standards advancement of Linux standards. Linux SanThrough Francisco, Standards CA 94114 Group are available for free and are TEL 415-354-1787 distributed under open source licenses. FAX 415-294-9033 www.freestandards.org.
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