GNU/Linux outfit Debian and Linux company Red Hat Inc have announced plans to produce a written specification for a Linux Compatibility Standard (LCS). The idea is to make it easier for developers to ensure that their applications will run on different distributions of Linux, and to help distributors ensure that their distributions meet community standards. Ever alert for a conspiracy, the Linux community pounced on the perceived exclusion of the other big Linux distributors, Caldera Inc and S.u.S.E, from the announcement. Red Hat spokesperson Melissa London hastened to reassure all and sundry that no one would be excluded from involvement with the LCS. The working group will be co-managed by Red Hat’s Erik Troan and Debian’s Dale Scheetz. All interested parties are encouraged to subscribe by mailing a request to lcs-eng-REQUEST@lists.debian.org.
