Linux Foundation updates the Linux Standard Base (LSB)

The Linux Foundation has updated the Linux Standard Base (LSB) database with new specifications and tools to make it easier to write software for Linux distributions.
LSB was created in 2001 by the Free Standards Group (FSG), a consortium aiming to standardise Linux distributions. Almost all the major distribution vendors now follow LSB, including Red Hat, Novell’s Suse, Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva and Xandros.
Read more about the update here.