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The '''Linux Assigned Names and Numbers Authority''' is a central registry of names and numbers used within [[Linux]]. It was created in 2000 by [[H. Peter Anvin]]. As of 2013, it along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard File[Filesystem Hierarchy Standard]] matters had moved under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Standards_Base [Linux StandardsStandard Base]], which itself operates under [[Linux Foundation]]'s auspices per [[Russ Herrold]].

== Registries ==

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== History ==

The Linux Device List was created in 1992 by [[Rick Miller (programmer)|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 [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]], central registry of names and numbers used in the [[Internet]].

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