On Wednesday 21 August 2002 07:14 pm, Miark wrote:
> In light of formation the UnitedLinux, and their FUD about fractured
> standards, I thought the following, from today's MDK newsletter was
> funny:
>
>   On August 2nd, Mandrake Linux became the first Linux distribution
>   certified by the Linux Standard Base (LSB). LSB Certification
>   verifies adherence to community and industry standards.
>
> If UL is so concerned about these standards, why weren't they the
> first ones to get certified?  :-)
>
> Miark

Probably because they don't have a real product yet. I expect that LSB 
certification can only be obtained for production releases; press releases, 
notes on cocktail napkins and "really nifty" concepts can't be tested. (Not 
that I think that United Linux is a really nifty concept.)
-- cmg

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