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Thursdays at 8:30am PST / 9:30am MST / 10:30am CST / 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT / 10:00pm IST /other TZ
Announcements are sent to the list ahead of time, dial-in info is available from any lsb workgroup member, just ask. Anyone with interest is invited to attend and contribute.

Work on candidate specifications

Information about the LSB written specification and how to contribute are available on the spec page. lsb-futures candidates under development can be found on that same page in the Works In Progress section. The spec database is browsable here.

Work on candidate test suites

The LSB uses a testing framework called TET. New candidates to the LSB will require test suites that can work with this framework. This means either writing new test suites or making existing tests work with TET. If you are interested in helping please read Building TET-based LSB Test Suites.

Identify and champion new standards

lsb-futures candidate identification page is here. Contribute an idea or help work on an existing one.

Review and update candidate status

We maintain status of candidates in the candidate tracker. Help is needed keeping this information up to date. Please send any changes or additional information to the lsb-futures mailing list.

Review and update TODO list

We maintain a list of "to do" items here. Help is needed working on these items. Contribute results or sign up for tasks via a phone conference or the mailing list.