[lsb-discuss] Questions about history

[Cameron Laird]

I hope to document a bit about how LSB got to where it is, and am
particularly curious about all the secondary parts of LSB.  Expect,
for example, appears to have been a rather early addition, first
showing up in 1.3.  While I'd happily pepper the mailing list with
my own questions, and chew over your answers, it's probably best 
for all if I "learn to fish".  Is there a managed source tree--pre-
sumably with check-in comments--for LSB releases, or is the only
historical information the released packages themselves?  Where 
might I find the discussion which resulted in Expect appearing in
1.3 (or Java in 4.0, or Perl in 3.2, or ...)?  It's easy to 
speculate that Expect showed up because of its use in test
drivers--but which tests, and who decided?

I'll happily publicize any ISV whose products rely on these 
secondary languages, in return for a few comments on the benefits
of LSB.


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