The Linux Standard Base Project (LSB)
One of the biggest complaints that software vendors have about Linux is that it appears to be a "moving target." If you wanted to do so, you could update your systems to the latest version of the C library, the latest alpha-grade kernel, or the latest beta test versions of software on a weekly (sometimes even daily) basis. Some people actually do this, and it is those people who, innocently enough, have given Linux this moving target stigma.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with updating a Linux system in this manner. An explanation of how Linux got this image was warranted, however.
This can be fun for a hobbyist or a casual tinkerer, but business users and developers tend to shy away from systems ...
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