Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-02 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Nicholas wrote: Its not a matter of licensing. Since the days of various Linux distros, coming up with diff schemes made it difficult for developers to target a Linux. Hence the need to give the source, go compile in your own system mentality. This puts off many non techie ppl. Just

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-02 Thread John R Pierce
Rudi Ahlers wrote: Sure, it will make the transition smoother for gamers, sound engineers, etc who need those extra drivers, but how would it work for the different distro's? I mean, if we have CentOS LSB, and the directory file structure is standard complaint, does it mean other distro's

[CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Scott Silva
on 6-26-2008 11:40 PM Nicholas spake the following: Wow! Thats a lot of money. The Pass thru mentioned, does it also mean that payment need to be made? I wonder what is the purpose of them charging so much? That is probably their only source of income since they don't really sell or

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Nicholas wrote: Wow! Thats a lot of money. The Pass thru mentioned, does it also mean that payment need to be made? I wonder what is the purpose of them charging so much? Scott Silva wrote: on 6-18-2008 6:55 AM Johnny Hughes spake the following: Nicholas wrote: Herrold, I meant RH, in

RE: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Ross S. W. Walker
Rudi Ahlers wrote: Sorry to ask this, but what exactly is the LSB? What will CentOS (and probably) the community gain from it? I mean, apart from RedHat Enterprise, Suse Enterpise and the other commercial Linux's, most other linuxes are not certified AFAIK. I know CentOS stands out

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Ross S. W. Walker wrote: Rudi Ahlers wrote: Sorry to ask this, but what exactly is the LSB? What will CentOS (and probably) the community gain from it? I mean, apart from RedHat Enterprise, Suse Enterpise and the other commercial Linux's, most other linuxes are not certified AFAIK. I

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Nicholas
Its not a matter of licensing. Since the days of various Linux distros, coming up with diff schemes made it difficult for developers to target a Linux. Hence the need to give the source, go compile in your own system mentality. This puts off many non techie ppl. Just imagine when a driver

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Les Mikesell
Nicholas wrote: Its not a matter of licensing. Since the days of various Linux distros, coming up with diff schemes made it difficult for developers to target a Linux. Hence the need to give the source, go compile in your own system mentality. This puts off many non techie ppl. Just

Re: [CentOS] Re: is CentOS an LSB certified product?

2008-07-01 Thread Nicholas
;) Yes, thats another problem. Les Mikesell wrote: Nicholas wrote: Its not a matter of licensing. Since the days of various Linux distros, coming up with diff schemes made it difficult for developers to target a Linux. Hence the need to give the source, go compile in your own system