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6<h3>BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux</h3> 3<h3>BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux</h3>
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8 5<p>BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
9BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
10small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you 6small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you
11usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox 7usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox
12generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, 8generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however,
13the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave 9the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave
14very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete 10very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete
15environment for any small or embedded system. 11environment for any small or embedded system.</p>
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17<p>
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19BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in 13<p>BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in
20mind. It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude 14mind. It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude
21commands (or features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize 15commands (or features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize
22your embedded systems. To create a working system, just add some device 16your embedded systems. To create a working system, just add some device
23nodes in /dev, a few configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel. 17nodes in /dev, a few configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel.</p>
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25<p>
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27BusyBox is maintained by <a href="http://www.landley.net/">Rob Landley</a>, and
28licensed under the
29<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a>
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31<p>
32<p>
33
34<h3>Sponsors</h3>
35
36Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their
37support! They have provided money for equipment and
38bandwidth. Next time you need help with a project,
39consider these fine companies!
40
41
42<ul>
43 <li><a href="http://www.penguru.net">Penguru Consulting</a><br>
44 Custom development for embedded Linux systems and multimedia platforms
45 </li>
46
47 <li><a href="http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br>
48 Embedded open source consulting in Europe.
49 </li>
50
51 <li><a href="http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet Consulting</a><br>
52 Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc
53 development.
54 </li>
55
56</ul>
57
58If you wish to be a sponsor, or if you have already contributed and would like
59your name added here, email <a href="mailto:rob@landley.net">Rob</a>.
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19<p>BusyBox is maintained by <a href="http://www.landley.net/">Rob Landley</a>,
20and licensed under the <a href="/license.html">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a>
21version 2 or later.</p>
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