[lsb-discuss] LSB conf call minutes for 2007-08-15

Alexey Khoroshilov khoroshilov at ispras.ru
Fri Aug 17 00:09:59 PDT 2007


Jeff Licquia wrote:
> On call: Janina from Accessibility, Mats, Dan, Sam, Marc Miller from
> AMD, Stew, Kay, Darrin Davis from Novell.
>
> Summary of LinuxWorld: mobile and embedded.  Darrin asked about Novell
> CEO comment regarding the "call to arms"; Dan mentioned rebranding
> effort.  Are we ready to market the LSB?  Mats: not yet; still need
> stuff.  
>
> Stuff needed?  Kay: password db interfaces, rpc_xdr, mount interfaces.
> Mats says these are possible (resources issues).  Need to take to the
> list.
>
> Sysconf interfaces and sendfile: sysconf is OK (not the same set as Nick
> mentioned).  The sendfile interface may be more controversial, but is
> very useful.  Take sendfile to the list as well (already done, but
> continue the conversation).
>
> Other libs: need report?  Maybe the LSB database is too
> open-source-heavy; need more info from closed-source Linux apps.  Kay is
> working on this; legal (disclosure) issues to resolve.  Dan: symbol
> tables aren't exactly secret, need that info in the database.  (Can do
> this in ATK Manager.)
>
> Janina: libatk tests: team is getting back together, looking to do the
> tests in Python.  Need apps that use libatk.  Jeff: appbat?  Mats:
> pidgin/gaim?  Jeff will email pointers to appbat procedures.  Mats: Qt?
> Janina: KDE ok with atk enhancements, TrollTech just published a a11y
> api, still absorbing implications, need more communication.  Jeff also
> mentioned MS contact in their a11y group, will send E-mail introduction
> this week.
>
> Back to missing interfaces.  Need a preliminary report?  Dan: does
> anyone have apps installed they could run ATK Manager on that aren't
> more generally available?  Mats: preliminarily, cairo, pangocairo, and
> dbus are hot issues.  In 3.1, XRender and freetype are the two biggest
> issues; in 3.2, but broken.
>
> Other issues: schedule.  3.2 has clearly slipped; Markus will be
> addressing this.

Is Qt4 the only potential LSB 3.2 staff, which makes RHEL4 out of
LSB 3.2 distro coverage?




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