On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Nils Lohner wrote:
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Debian GNU/Linux and Red Hat > Linux Compatibility Standards Project > August 11, 1998 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> News > > Announcing the Linux Compatibility Standards Project > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Debian and Red Hat are collaborating on a written specification of the > "Linux Compatibility Standard" (LCS). The LCS will clearly outline the > specifications necessary to be LCS compliant. This LCS document will be > used as a guideline on how to build a "proper" system by those building > Linux distributions, and it will be used by developers needing information > on the basic system configuration to develop application programs. > We expect this LCS effort to complement the example LSB implementation > on which Bruce Perens is working. > > Erik Troan (Red Hat) and Dale Scheetz (Debian) will jointly manage the LCS > working group, which will be working on the written standard using the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list for the discussion. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an open subscription list. Everyone who is > interested is encouraged to subscribe. Most of all, we encourage all current > members of the LSB committee to subscribe to this list. Even if you intend > to work on the code base, subscribing will be helpful. > > The public "at large" is also encouraged to subscribe, with only one > suggestion. All non-committee members will be STRONGLY encouraged to "lurk" > quietly. If you really have information of pressing importance to the > group, you are encouraged to subscribe to the debian-policy mailing list > and carry your discussion to that group. All LCS discussions on > debian-policy will be collected periodically for review by the LCS group. > > > >> Subscribing > > To subscribe to the lcs-eng mailing list send an e-mail to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the single word subscribe in the subject line. You will shortly receive > a confirmation request. Follow the instructions and you will become > subscribed to the list. > > This announcement is made jointly by > > Dale Scheetz > and > Erik Troan > > > >> Contact Information > > For further information, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit > the Debian homepage at http://www.debian.org/. > > For more information about Red Hat, please visit http://www.redhat.com/. > > -- > Nils Lohner E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Debian GNU/Linux Press Contact Press: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

