Linux Foundation Unwraps Distro Normalizer 4.0

Ted T'so gives a preview of the upcoming LSB 4.0...

"There are many Linux variants, and they use different kernel releases and software libraries, depending on the technical preferences of the people putting together the distros. Variety may be the spice of life, but it can cause compatibility issues if it is taken too far, and the LSB effort has established many years ago to provide a consistent set of specifications that allow the many distros to remain compatible despite their individual choices and, using LSB tools, to test operating system and application code to ensure that they adhere to the specs.

"The Linux Foundation itself was formed in January 2007 to help remove some redundancies in the Linux development effort and to provide a single point of contact for those contributing to the Linux cause. It does not, however, directly steer the development of Linux, says Ted T'so, chief platform strategist and a fellow at the Linux Foundation who is also the maintainer of the ext4 file system project related to Linux..." [Read more]