The Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority (LANANA) is a central registry of names and numbers used within

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. It was created in 2000 by H. Peter Anvin. As of 2013, it along with

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is a reference describing the conventions used for the layout of a UNIX system. It has been made popular by its use in Linux distributions, but it is used by other UNIX variants as well. It is maintained b ...

matters had moved under the

Linux Standard Base The Linux Standard Base (LSB) was a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of the Linux Foundation to standardize the software system structure, including the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard used in the Li ...

, which itself operates under

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's auspices per Russ Herrold.

Registries

* Linux Device List — major and minor numbers of Linux device nodes, and their standard locations in the /dev directory * Linux Zone Unicode Assignments — code points assigned for Linux within the Private Use Area of

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* several namespace registries for the

History

The Linux Device List was created in 1992 by Rick Miller, and maintained by him until 1993. In 1995, it was adopted by H. Peter Anvin. In 2000, he created LANANA to maintain the list and other similar lists in the future. The name of the registry was a playful reference to

IANA The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a standards organization that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Interne ...

, central registry of names and numbers used in the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

. In 2002, LANANA became an official workgroup of the Free Standards Group.

References

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External links

The Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority
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