> If the lsb committies decide to add standards like desktop enviroments > to linux we should probably create several levels of lsb compliance. One > for the basics (the minimal linux) and others extending from there. If > we don't do this we could rule out some linux machines from being > considered linux (like the cli only web/file servers running on 486s > around my house:) We should also be VERY VERY carefull that we don't end > up favoring one desktop over another... all kinds of hell would break > loose :) > By this would you mean a standard for:
the base linux system(kernel and shell), a server version(web, file, ...), a workstation version with GUI support. I also agree that we shouldn't favor one desktop over another. If we do define a standard for the desktop it should be for libraries that the window manager would use. Joel
