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Sounds interesting.

Sounds interesting.
Here's their blurb from their website - I'll copy/paste too, to save you clicking the link.

http://www.freestandards.org/about/

The Free Standards Group is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of free and open source software by developing and promoting standards. Key Free Standards Group projects include the Linux Standard Base (LSB), and OpenI18N, the internationalization initiative. Supported by leaders in the IT industry as well as the open source development community, the Free Standards Group fulfills a critical need to have common behavioral specifications, tools and ABIs across Linux platforms.

A well supported standard for Linux is the necessary component to Linux's continued success. Without a commonly adopted standard, Linux will fragment, thus proving costly for ISVs to port their applications to the operating system and making it difficult for end users and Linux vendors alike. With the LSB, all parties -- distribution vendors, ISVs and end users -- benefit as it becomes easier and less costly for software vendors to target Linux, resulting in more applications available for the Linux platform.

Today, the FSG concentrates its efforts in the following areas:

* Developing and improving existing standards
* Developing and implementing testing and certification programs in support of its standards
* Conducting outreach and education campaigns to encourage ISVs to target the Linux platform, providing technical support and resources
* Enforcing the LSB brand with compliant distributions and application

Currently the FSG is supported by major vendors in the world of Linux including Red Hat, Novell, MandrakeSoft, Conectiva, Progeny, TurboLinux, Red Flag Linux, Miracle Linux, Beijing Co-Create Software Company, Sun Wah Linux, Thiz Linux, IBM, Intel, HP, AMD, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Veritas, BakBone, Google, Trolltech, MySQL, Levanta, UGS, and many more. All major distribution vendors support the LSB standard.

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