Linux United

This Document

This document defines the infrastructure portion of the Linux United organization.

The Linux United organization provides a forum for discussion and implementation of standards for the Linux community. The organization brings together the Linux community in an effort to enhance the useability of Linux and to help position it to become a competitive mainstream operating system. Several projects from the Linux community are currently being integrated into this effort to ensure that Linux United remains open to views from around the net, and continues to be a valuable source of information and services to the Linux community.

What's in a Name?

The first thing that is known about an organization is it's name. The name represents the organization, and should do so in a positive way. This organization can be referred to in two ways: "Linux United" whenever possible, and "linuxunited" in all other cases.

The name in this case represents the intent of the organization very closely. Linux United was created to bring the Linux community together to provide a united effort in making Linux a successful mainstream operating system.

Why Linux United?

To convince businesses that Linux is a viable operating system solution several points must be addressed.

Central Bug Tracking and support
Provide references

Linux United Structure

The Linux United project closely mirrors the Linux effort. The Linux operating system currently exists in two major parts: infrastructure (project catalogs, bug tracking, volunteer databases etc.) and implementation (the Kernel, distributions, packages etc.) Both parts are essential to the growth and development of Linux.

The infrastructure part of this project coordinates active projects from around the Linux community. This helps these projects in several ways. It adds consistency, avoids redundancy, and increases visibility of the individual projects.

The projects involved consist of services that are much needed. Volunteer databases, product catalogs, bug tracking, etc. All of these projects are currently being implemented by individual groups. Linux United provides a forum for these groups to share ideas, and to work towards a common goal that is beneficial to Linux.

commercial == Vendor DB noncommercial == Project DB This proposal is an integral part of the structure of the Linux distributions and greatly helps position Linux as a mainstream operating system. What is the structure of Linux United?

INFRASTRUCTURE

What is infrastructure?

IMPLEMENTATION

Projects Core/Layers spec based on LSB concept implementation