On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Steve Schveighoffer wrote: > Michael Stone wrote: > > > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 10:22:58PM +0200, delau wrote: > > > How about dedicated servers? It would be nice if I could select "LSB Core" > > > and "Bind" for a dedicated DNS server. I wouldn't need X or any other GUI > > > for that, do I? And because I installed a LSB compliant system, I should > > > be > > > able to add another package to add functionality (a FTP server to load my > > > zone files for example). > > > > Why does there need to be a specification for dns servers? For an > > application that simple, I'm not sure that LSB is relevant. To date, LSB > > has concentrated on desktop applications--because that's where the > > problems are. > > Yeah, but don't DNS servers need to have the correct version of libc? > Don't DNS server developers want to avoid porting to different linux > systems? Wouldn't DNS developers want a proven packaging method to > install on "LSB compliant" systems? The same argument for having an LSB > exists for every application developed by a third party, not just GUI > apps.
Good point. But on the other hand. Someone installing a DNS server is more likely to known about the issues involved then someone installing wordperfect v15.9 on his/hers home PC. Start with the biggest target in a flexible way and attend to the different levels as soon as the first useable standard for 'mainstream applications' is finished. Hugo. -- Hugo van der Kooij; Oranje Nassaustraat 16; 3155 VJ Maasland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~hvdkooij/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Use of any of my email addresses for unsollicited (commercial) email is a clear intrusion of my privacy and illegal!
