Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:21:55 -0800
From: Scott McNeil <mcneil@valinux.com>
To: "Elizabeth O. Coolbaugh" <cool@eklektix.com>
Subject: LDPS 1.1 Announcement

Free Standards Group Releases Linux Development Platform Specification 1.1

Updated Specification Enables Easy Portability of Development for Linux 

SAN JOSE, CA--March 12, 2000--The Free Standards Group today announced the
release of the first major update to the Linux Development Platform
Specification, LDPS. 

The LDPS allows portability in application development to all generally
available Linux distributions. By using the LDPS, developers will be able to
create and distribute software more quickly across the spectrum of Linux
distributions, including Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, Conectiva Linux 5.1, Corel
Linux OS Second Edition, Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, Linux-Mandrake 7.0, Red Hat
Linux 6.2, SuSE Linux 6.4, TurboLinux 6.0, and more. 

"With this release, we have demonstrated our continuing commitment to help
both Open Source developers and companies to develop portable applications
for Linux," said Daniel Quinlan, editor of the LDPS and a founder of the
Free Standards Group. "Open Source development moves very quickly, so it's
important that the LDPS be kept up-to-date until the more stabilizing
Linux Standard Base is released." 

"This new release of the LDPS will help developers create Linux-based
applications that will run on most modern distributions," said Theodore
Ts'o, a Linux kernel developer. "Along with the upcoming release of the
Linux Standard Base, the LDPS will encourage the further development of the
Linux-based application market. It makes sense, use it." 

The LDPS is located at: 

http://www.freestandards.org/ldps/ 

The LDPS is designed so that programs developed on a conforming platform are
expected to be portable to all generally available Linux distributions as of
March, 2001. Major components of the LDPS include the Linux kernel, GNU
software, and XFree86. The Free Standards Group is recommending that all
independent software developers create binary versions of their applications
using distributions conforming to the LDPS. 

LDPS 1.1 has incorporated a large number of changes and improvements since
the 1.0 release, including: 

  * printing documents in portable applications 
  * new POSIX threads information 
  * an expanded "Frequently Asked Questions" section 
  * replacement ncurses specification 
  * additional information on RPM 
  * notes on securing applications 

About the Free Standards Group 
The Free Standards Group a non-profit corporation organized to accelerate
the use and acceptance of Open Source technologies through the application,
development and promotion of standards. Free Standards group projects
include the LSB - Linux Standards Base, www.linuxbase.org, Li18nux - Linux
Internationalization Initiative, www.li18nux.net, , and LDPS - Linux
Development Platform Specification, www.freestandards.org/ldps. For more
information on the Free Standards Group, visit www.freestandards.org. 

Note: Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners. 

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