Fwd: LSB 3.2 Embedded Profile

[Joe.MacDonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (MacDonald, Joe)]

Hi Dan,

On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 10:19 -0700, Dan Kohn wrote:

> Guys, I went out on a limb to propose this, and need CGL participants
> to speak up if you want it to happen.  (MontaVista and WindRiver, this
> means you.)  The following questions were raised on the LSB list and
> call:

We started discussing this internally at WR literally within a few hours
(Sunday afternoon, actually) of you sending out the initial note and I
can say that from our point of view this is a huge step forward.  I was
going to write up an on-list response but I've just been red-lined
pretty much all week.  I'm really sorry about that, a lack of a response
from us isn't intended to convey a lack of interest or enthusiasm.

> + Is the name "LSB 3.2 CGL Profile" OK, as using the term embedded
> confuses some folks?

I don't want to put any words in anyone's mouth, but we did talk about
'embedded' here in a couple of different contexts and while I personally
would like "CGL" on it since it has a certain name-brand appeal to it, I
heard a comment (and I completely agree with it) that 'embedded' may
actually lead to wider interest from the community at large and will
help us define the profile as a generally headless, task- rather than
user-oriented platform.

So I would vote for keeping the name 'embedded' and try to work with the
LSB folks to address the concerns they have that makes the name
confusing.  But if I lose the vote and it gets named the 'CGL' profile,
I'll be happy enough with it anyway.


> + Do the distros that you're LSB 4.0 registering include qt and gtk
> today?  If so, you wouldn't be able to certify under this profile.
> Could you please confirm that you're shipping non-GUI distros today.

Wind River's CGL-registered distros on the market today are CLI-only if
you're using our default configurations.


> + Could you please list some of the most important closed source
> applications that run on your CGL distros today?  We would like to
> pull them into the LSB process and convince them of the value of LSB
> certifying.

Obviously the most important closed-source applications are from Wind
River, right?  ;-)

Seriously, though, I'll have to leave that comment and circle back to it
later, or perhaps let Glenn field it.


Joe MacDonald, Member of Technical Staff, Wind River
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