[lsb-discuss] LSB conference call agenda (2011-05-25, 11am ET)

[Chris Lee]

On 25/05/11 22:59, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> On 05/25/2011 04:35 PM, Jon Masters wrote:
>> Sorry I missed the call. I was actually a lurker a few weeks back and
>> I'm looking to get more involved, specifically with the new arch stuff.
>> Can anyone provide a summary of the proceedings as pertains to ARM?
> Sure.  In sum, we discussed how we, the insiders, can help you, the
> people interested in LSB ARM, make it happen.
>
> The problem is that our infrastructure can be a bit complicated, as
> you'd expect for something that covers thousands of tests and 7
> architectures.  Learning all this is probably more than we can expect of
> contributors.  So, how do we proceed?
>
> Everything in the LSB is driven by our database; the spec, many of the
> tests, and the SDK.  So, as we see it, the first step would be to clone
> the database, and add ARM as an architecture to the clone (possibly by
> cloning something "close" to ARM).  This will likely get a lot of
> details wrong, which is where contributors can help.  As the project
> progresses, more of the surrounding infrastructure would get cloned for ARM.
>
> There were a few questions that we had:
>
>    - How committed is everyone to an ARM profile for the LSB?  We're
> pretty sure we'll need help getting the architecture right, not to
> mention our own limited resources and the other tasks we have.  Can we
> count on Linaro/Debian/Red Hat/whoever people to participate?
>
>    - It was pointed out that, historically, ARM hasn't had a single
> architecture to standardize.  I've seen the posts here that indicate
> that this is changing, with Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and MeeGo all
> converging on a single architecture.  There has been a lot of optimism
> that this will succeed, but it might be good to understand how it might
> not, and why past attempts (if any) did not.
I have read that Microsoft will be working on a version of Windows for Arm, they 
will only target one architecture. Does anyone know which they are targeting?
I see a lot of that architecture being rolled out if they do roll out an Arm 
version.
>    - Is there interest in an ARM profile on the enterprise distro side?
> We are working to broaden the LSB beyond the enterprise distros, and
> hope to do so as part of LSB 5.0, but it's still worth knowing if we can
> expect a RHEL or SLES for ARM at some point, as just two examples.
>
>    - In addition to time and attention, the LSB workgroup would need
> hardware for development and maintenance.  Is there anyone willing to
> donate hardware resources for that purpose?
>
> BTW, the minutes of today's call are here, with more details:
>
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Minutes_May_25_2011
>
> They typically get linked here within a day of the call:
>
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Weekly_Conference_Call_Minutes
>
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