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diff --git a/prologue/standards.xml b/prologue/standards.xml index 7e40ab887..6d29f8676 100644 --- a/prologue/standards.xml +++ b/prologue/standards.xml @@ -32,25 +32,26 @@ Standard Base (LSB) Version 5.0 (2015)</ulink></para> <para>The LSB has four separate standards: Core, Desktop, - Runtime Languages, and Imaging. In addition to generic requirements - there are also architecture specific requirements. There are also two - areas for trial use: Gtk3 and Graphics. LFS attempts to conform to the + Runtime Languages, and Imaging. There are generic requirements, + and also architecture specific requirements. There are also two + trial standards: Gtk3 and Graphics. LFS attempts to conform to the + LASB standards for the IA32 / IA64 (Intel) and AMD64 (AMD) architectures discussed in the previous section.</para> - <note><para>Many people do not agree with the requirements of the LSB. - The main purpose of defining it is to ensure that proprietary software - will be able to be installed and run properly on a compliant system. + <note><para>Many people do not agree with these requirements. + The main purpose of the LSB is to ensure that proprietary software + can be installed and run on a compliant system. Since LFS is source based, the user has complete control over what - packages are desired and many choose not to install some packages that + packages are desired; you may choose not to install some packages that are specified by the LSB.</para></note> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>Creating a complete LFS system capable of passing the LSB - certifications tests is possible, but not without many additional packages - that are beyond the scope of LFS. These additional packages have - installation instructions in BLFS. </para> + <para>While it is possible to create a complete system that will pass the LSB + certification tests "from scratch", this can't be done without many additional packages + that are beyond the scope of the LFS book. Installation instructions for these + additional packages can be found in BLFS. </para> <variablelist> <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Packages supplied by LFS needed to |