Beginning of the End for LSB [LWN.net]

Beginning of the End for LSB

Posted Apr 15, 2005 6:23 UTC (Fri) by Junior_Samples (guest, #26737)
Parent article: A Componentized Linux roadmap

Originally the LSB was a way to restore order and simplicity to the Linux landscape. Back then it was good idea.

Now however, the LSB has grown into a many headed Medusa-like monster. More complexity, more bloat, more "process", and more bureaucracy. Splintering it like they have has created a make-work program for folks with little talent other than churning out documents and "road maps".

Has Uncle Sam has cut back on hiring? Too bad. The IRS would be a perfect fit for these guys.

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Beginning of the End for LSB

Posted Apr 15, 2005 11:06 UTC (Fri) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]

Have you actually tried to DO anything with the LSB?

It's a bl**dy big task, and you only need to look at the mess that used to exist around rpm to see why. Or the chaos when RH introduced GCC 2.96. Etc etc.

Complexity for the sake of complexity isn't the Linux way. But sometimes it's unavoidable.

BIG HINT: If your problem is complex, and you seek a simple solution, what you end up with will be a damn sight more complex than necessary. Not for nothing did Einstein requote Occam as "make it as simple as possible BUT NO SIMPLER".

Cheers,
Wol