avoid linux fragmentation

A strong claim about linux is that an application developed under one implementation [like Red Hat] will run unchanged on another [like SuSE]. This is seen as a big improvement over the fragmentation of the unix market.

Well, in linux, we are not quite at this wonderful destination. The intent of this book is to help move us along. It describes what constitutes the LSB. If you are a linux developer, you can see how to code to a layer that is portable. Plus, the LSB sets out certain good coding practices in C, C++ and Java. Undoubtedly, similar such will eventually be added for other languages. Also, you are shown how to standardise on using RPM to package your application.

The LSB also offers a vital certification process that is vendor independent. With a series of test suites for more robust coding.

A reassuring aspect of the book is that several authors hail from 3 companies - IBM, HP and Intel. The authors are striving to avoid a rerun of the unix balkanisation, and the book speaks well to that goal.

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