Re: List created to discuss device naming

[hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)]

Followup to:  <A06801158AE07847B27A52C1A074BC1D04C90E2B@fmsmsx404.fm.intel.com>
By author:    "Wichmann, Mats D" <mats.d.wichmann@intel.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> This note is to announce creation of a single-topic
> mailing list on common device naming.
> 
> As LSB project lead, I've been asked about specifying
> Linux device naming in the LSB.  We're not set up to do
> that; the LSB can only specify what is already "best
> practice".  
> 
> A number of people think that getting this right in
> the new world of userspace device naming (e.g. udev)
> is important enough that they'd like to get together
> and try to achieve common ground between those
> shipping distributions with the 2.6 kernel.
> 
> Having a common device naming policy would be a nice
> thing for certain classes of applications. Once developed 
> and adopted,  this policy could be a candidate for
> inclusion in the LSB or the FHS.
> 
> If you consider yourself a stakeholder in this, please 
> join the list device_naming@lists.osdl.org at:
> 

There already *is* a Freestandards group chartered to deal with this,
i.e. LANANA.  It's included in the FHS by reference.

	-hpa