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RMS and LSBRMS and LSBPosted Aug 6, 2004 3:25 UTC (Fri) by bkoz (guest, #4027)In reply to: RMS and LSB by angdraug Parent article: LSB 2.0 and C++
I think RMS is completely correct on this.
It gives me pause when a group that charges $$$ for positions on its executive board, requires $$$ for certification etc. is establishing standards for free software. Hey, who spiked the water cooler, huh?
Personally, I encourage all linux hackers to work together, regardless of favorite distribution or employer.
"Nations will learn to work together only by actually working together."
The only way we are going to get true and meaningful compatibility between different distributions of linux is for the linux distributions to work on this problem directly, with full and equal rights and voting priviledges, not by some self-appointed external group.
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RMS and LSB Posted Aug 6, 2004 5:28 UTC (Fri) by Xman (subscriber, #10620) [Link] Honestly, much as I hate to say it, committees work much better when you have to pay at least a nominal charge for a seat at the table. It ensures that everyone sitting at the table has at least some kind of a stake in the outcome. As for charging for certification, it's really hard to come up with a certification process that doesn't involve paying some kind of trusted third party to do testing. So then the question is only who pays for the testing, which inevitably leads to the testee.
I agree having $$$'s in the process makes it a pain, but frankly it works better than all the other solutions (beyond simply not having a standard and letting natural forces push a standard forward).
Design by committee Posted Aug 6, 2004 8:18 UTC (Fri) by angdraug (subscriber, #7487) [Link] I agree having $$$'s in the process makes it a pain, but frankly it works better than all the other solutions (beyond simply not having a standard and letting natural forces push a standard forward). There, you say it yourself: letting natural forces push a strandard is a better solution. Dao rules ;-)
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