Chapter 13. CGL and LSB

In this chapter, you will be presented with information about the last topic of the book, the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) and Linux Standard Base (LSB) initiative and of course, a parallel with what there is integrated and supported related to those two standards into the Yocto Project. This will also be mentioned here and you will not only be able to find a little bit about these standards and their specifications, but also about the level of support that Yocto offers for them. I will also present some of the initiatives adjacent to CGL, such as Automotive Grade Linux and Carrier Grade Virtualization. They also constitute viable solutions that are available in a wide palette of applications.

In any Linux environment today, there is necessity for a common language for available Linux distributions. This common language would have not been achieved without defining actual specifications. A part of these specifications is also represented by the carrier grade...