Re: LSB 2.0 review questions

Randy,
	Yes, please file bugs for these so we don't forget to address them.
Wrt #3, someone is working on a picture and some words to try and illustrate
the relationship. In a nutshell, Specification Modules are set of Individual
Specifications. The Modules will be used by the Certification program. The
LSB-Core is the main LSB Module. LSB-Graphics is an example of a module that
sits on top of the LSB-Core. We anticipate additional modules in the future.
The LSB-Embedded module is a work in progress to help us work out how to scale
things down as well as up.

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

>
> [apologies if you see this twice; i thought i was subscribed the
> first time]
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a few questions.  I'll be glad to put these into the
> bugzilla if that's appropriate for some of them.
>
>
> 1.  in LSB-Core, Foreword:
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/booksets/LSB-Core/LSB-Core/overview.html
>
> and LSB-Embedded, Foreword:
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/booksets/LSB-Embedded/LSB-Embedded/overview.html
>
> "ELF" is used but not defined AFAICT.  Is this Executable and
> Linking Format or something else?
>
> (note 1: LSB-Graphics does not say "ELF" here.)
> (note 2:  Ch. 7 defines ELF as Executable and Linking Format.)
>
>
> 2.  same as above for Ch. 3, Requirements:
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/booksets/LSB-Core/LSB-Core/requirements.html
> and
> http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/booksets/LSB-Embedded/LSB-Embedded/requirements.html
>
>
> 3.  Is there any high-level summary of differences between Core,
> Embedded, Graphics, etc.?
>
>
> 4.  You've probably heard this one a few times:
>
> "gLSB:  The common part of the LSB Specification that describes those
> parts of the interface that remain constant across all hardware
> implementations of the LSB."
>
> This seems not to be used as a common part of the spec. for the
> different usage models (what are they called?), those being
> Generic, Core, and Embedded.  Why are large parts of the spec.
> repeated for the usage models?  Do you expect them to diverge
> in the future?
>
> 9.  meta-comment:  The HTML presentation (display) would be much
> more readable if it were in 2 columns, or it just didn't use the
> entire width of the screen.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> ~Randy
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