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27 | <!-- Begin Introduction section --> | 27 | <div class="c3"> |
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29 | 29 | <tr> | |
30 | <TABLE WIDTH="95%" CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=4 BORDER=1> | 30 | <td class="c1">BUSYBOX</td> |
31 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 31 | </tr> |
32 | <A NAME="intro"> <BIG><B> | 32 | </table> |
33 | The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux | 33 | <a href="/"><img src="images/busybox1.png" alt="BusyBox" |
34 | </B></BIG></A> | 34 | border="0" width="164" height="116"></a><br> |
35 | </TD></TR> | 35 | <!-- Begin Introduction section --> |
36 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 36 | |
37 | 37 | ||
38 | BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single | 38 | <table width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4" border= |
39 | small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities | 39 | "1"> |
40 | you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip, | 40 | <tr> |
41 | tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or | 41 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= "intro"><big> |
42 | embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than | 42 | <b>The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux</b> |
43 | their full featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide | 43 | </big></a></td> |
44 | the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. | 44 | </tr> |
45 | <p> | 45 | |
46 | BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. | 46 | <tr> |
47 | It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or | 47 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> |
48 | features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded | 48 | BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX |
49 | systems. To create a working system, just add /dev, /etc, and a kernel. | 49 | utilities into a single small executable. It provides |
50 | <p> | 50 | minimalist replacements for most of the utilities you |
51 | 51 | usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, | |
52 | BusyBox is maintained by | 52 | textutils, grep, gzip, tar, etc. BusyBox provides a |
53 | <a href="http://codepoet.org/andersen/erik/erik.html"> | 53 | fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or |
54 | Erik Andersen</a>, and licensed under the | 54 | embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally |
55 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a>. | 55 | have fewer options than their full featured GNU |
56 | <p> | 56 | cousins; however, the options that are included provide |
57 | 57 | the expected functionality and behave very much like | |
58 | 58 | their GNU counterparts. | |
59 | <h3> Screenshot </h3> | 59 | |
60 | 60 | <p>BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and | |
61 | <p> Because everybody loves screenshots, a screenshot of BusyBox | 61 | limited resources in mind. It is also extremely modular |
62 | is now available <a href="screenshot.html">right here</a>. | 62 | so you can easily include or exclude commands (or |
63 | 63 | features) at compile time. This makes it easy to | |
64 | 64 | customize your embedded systems. To create a working | |
65 | <H3>Mailing List Information</h3> | 65 | system, just add /dev, /etc, and a kernel.</p> |
66 | BusyBox now has a <a href="http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a>!<br> | 66 | |
67 | To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://www.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox">this page</a>. | 67 | <p>BusyBox is maintained by <a href= |
68 | 68 | "http://codepoet.org/andersen/erik/erik.html">Erik | |
69 | <H3>Sponsors</h3> | 69 | Andersen</a>, and licensed under the <a href= |
70 | Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their support! They have | 70 | "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL |
71 | provided money for equipment and bandwidth. Next time you need help | 71 | PUBLIC LICENSE</a>.</p> |
72 | with a project, consider these fine companies! | 72 | |
73 | <ul> | 73 | <h3>Screenshot</h3> |
74 | <li><a href="http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br>Embedded open source consulting in Europe. | 74 | |
75 | <li><a href="http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet Consulting</a><br>Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc development. | 75 | <p>Because everybody loves screenshots, a screenshot of |
76 | </ul> | 76 | BusyBox is now available <a href= |
77 | 77 | "screenshot.html">right here</a>.</p> | |
78 | Several individuals have also contributed. If you have already contributed | 78 | |
79 | and would like your name added here, just let me know. If you would like | 79 | <h3>Mailing List Information</h3> |
80 | to be a BusyBox sponsor, email <a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik</a>. | 80 | BusyBox now has a <a href="/lists/busybox/">mailing |
81 | 81 | list</a>!<br> | |
82 | <!-- Begin Latest News section --> | 82 | To subscribe, go and visit <a href= |
83 | 83 | "/mailman/listinfo/busybox">this page</a>. | |
84 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 84 | |
85 | <A NAME="news"> | 85 | <h3>Sponsors</h3> |
86 | <BIG><B> | 86 | Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their |
87 | Latest News | 87 | support! They have provided money for equipment and |
88 | </B></BIG> | 88 | bandwidth. Next time you need help with a project, |
89 | </A> | 89 | consider these fine companies! |
90 | </TD></TR> | 90 | |
91 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 91 | <ul> |
92 | 92 | <li><a href= | |
93 | <ul> | 93 | "http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br> |
94 | 94 | Embedded open source consulting in Europe.</li> | |
95 | <li> <b>3 January 2002 -- Welcome to busybox.net!</b> | 95 | |
96 | <p> | 96 | <li><a href= |
97 | 97 | "http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet | |
98 | Thanks to the generosity of a number of busybox users, we have been | 98 | Consulting</a><br> |
99 | able to purchase busybox.net (which is where you are probably | 99 | Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc |
100 | reading this). Right now, busybox.net and uclibc.org are both | 100 | development.</li> |
101 | living on my home system (at the end of my DSL line). I | 101 | </ul> |
102 | apologize for the abrupt move off of busybox.lineo.com. | 102 | Several individuals have also contributed. If you have |
103 | Unfortunately, I no longer have the access needed to keep that | 103 | already contributed and would like your name added |
104 | system updated (for example, you might notice the daily snapshots | 104 | here, just let me know. If you would like to be a |
105 | there stopped some time ago). | 105 | BusyBox sponsor, email <a href= |
106 | 106 | "mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik</a>. | |
107 | <p> | 107 | <!-- Begin Latest News section --> |
108 | 108 | </td> | |
109 | Busybox.net is currently hosted on my home server, at the end of a | 109 | </tr> |
110 | DSL line. Unfortunately, the load on them is quite heavy. To address | 110 | |
111 | this, I'm trying to make arrangements to get busybox.net co-located | 111 | <tr> |
112 | directly at an ISP. To assist in the co-location effort, <a | 112 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= |
113 | href="http://www.codepoet.org/~markw">Mark Whitley</a> (author of | 113 | "news"><big><b>Latest News</b></big></a></td> |
114 | busybox sed, cut, and grep) has donated his <a | 114 | </tr> |
115 | href="http://www.netwinder.org/">NetWinder</a> computer for hosting | 115 | |
116 | busybox.net and uclibc.org. Once this system is co-located, the | 116 | <tr> |
117 | current speed problems should be completely eliminated. Hopefully, | 117 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> |
118 | too, some of you will volunteer to set up some mirror sites, to help | 118 | <ul> |
119 | to distribute the load a bit. | 119 | <li> |
120 | 120 | <b>3 January 2002 -- Welcome to busybox.net!</b> | |
121 | <p> | 121 | |
122 | <!-- | 122 | <p>Thanks to the generosity of a number of busybox |
123 | <center> | 123 | users, we have been able to purchase busybox.net |
124 | Click here to help support busybox.net! | 124 | (which is where you are probably reading this). |
125 | <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> | 125 | Right now, busybox.net and uclibc.org are both |
126 | <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick"> | 126 | living on my home system (at the end of my DSL |
127 | <input type="hidden" name="business" value="andersen@codepoet.org"> | 127 | line). I apologize for the abrupt move off of |
128 | <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Support Busybox"> | 128 | busybox.lineo.com. Unfortunately, I no longer have |
129 | <input type="hidden" name="image_url" value="https://codepoet-consulting.com/images/busybox2.jpg"> | 129 | the access needed to keep that system updated (for |
130 | <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1"> | 130 | example, you might notice the daily snapshots there |
131 | <input type="image" src="images/donate.png" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make donation using PayPal"> | 131 | stopped some time ago).</p> |
132 | </form> | 132 | |
133 | </center> | 133 | <p>Busybox.net is currently hosted on my home |
134 | --> | 134 | server, at the end of a DSL line. Unfortunately, |
135 | 135 | the load on them is quite heavy. To address this, | |
136 | Since some people expressed concern over BusyBox donations, let me | 136 | I'm trying to make arrangements to get busybox.net |
137 | assure you that no one is getting rich here. All BusyBox and | 137 | co-located directly at an ISP. To assist in the |
138 | uClibc donations will be spent paying for bandwidth and needed | 138 | co-location effort, <a href= |
139 | hardware upgrades. For example, Mark's NetWinder currently has | 139 | "http://www.codepoet.org/~markw">Mark Whitley</a> |
140 | just 64Meg of memory. As demonstrated when google spidered the site | 140 | (author of busybox sed, cut, and grep) has donated |
141 | the other day, 64 Megs in not enough, so I'm going to be ordering | 141 | his <a href= |
142 | 256Megs of ram and a larger hard drive for the box today. So far, | 142 | "http://www.netwinder.org/">NetWinder</a> computer |
143 | donations received have been sufficient to cover almost all | 143 | for hosting busybox.net and uclibc.org. Once this |
144 | expenses. In the future, we may have co-location fees to worry | 144 | system is co-located, the current speed problems |
145 | about, but for now we are ok. | 145 | should be completely eliminated. Hopefully, too, |
146 | A <b>HUGE thank-you</b> goes out to everyone that has | 146 | some of you will volunteer to set up some mirror |
147 | contributed! | 147 | sites, to help to distribute the load a bit.</p> |
148 | 148 | ||
149 | <br> | 149 | <p><!-- |
150 | -Erik | 150 | <center> |
151 | 151 | Click here to help support busybox.net! | |
152 | <p> | 152 | <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> |
153 | <li> <b>20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released</b> | 153 | <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick"> |
154 | <p> | 154 | <input type="hidden" name="business" value="andersen@codepoet.org"> |
155 | 155 | <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Support Busybox"> | |
156 | We am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox 0.60.2 (stable) is now | 156 | <input type="hidden" name="image_url" value="https://codepoet-consulting.com/images/busybox2.jpg"> |
157 | released to the world. This one is primarily a bugfix release for the | 157 | <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1"> |
158 | stable series, and it should take care of most everyone's needs | 158 | <input type="image" src="images/donate.png" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make donation using PayPal"> |
159 | till we can get the nice new stuff we have been working on in CVS ready to | 159 | </form> |
160 | release (with the wonderful new buildsystem). The biggest change in this | 160 | </center> |
161 | release (beyond bugfixes) is the fact that msh (the minix shell) has been | 161 | --> |
162 | re-worked by Vladimir N. Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when | 162 | Since some people expressed concern over BusyBox |
163 | told to do complex things with backticks. | 163 | donations, let me assure you that no one is getting |
164 | <p> | 164 | rich here. All BusyBox and uClibc donations will be |
165 | 165 | spent paying for bandwidth and needed hardware | |
166 | This release has been tested on x86, ARM, and powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, | 166 | upgrades. For example, Mark's NetWinder currently |
167 | libc5, and uClibc, so it should work with just about any Linux system you throw it at. | 167 | has just 64Meg of memory. As demonstrated when |
168 | See the <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> | 168 | google spidered the site the other day, 64 Megs in |
169 | for <small>most of</small> the details. The last release was | 169 | not enough, so I'm going to be ordering 256Megs of |
170 | <em>very</em> solid for people, and this one should be even better. | 170 | ram and a larger hard drive for the box today. So |
171 | <p> | 171 | far, donations received have been sufficient to |
172 | As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from | 172 | cover almost all expenses. In the future, we may |
173 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>. | 173 | have co-location fees to worry about, but for now |
174 | <p> | 174 | we are ok. A <b>HUGE thank-you</b> goes out to |
175 | Have Fun.<br> -Erik | 175 | everyone that has contributed!<br> |
176 | <p> | 176 | -Erik</p> |
177 | 177 | </li> | |
178 | 178 | ||
179 | 179 | <li> | |
180 | <li> <b>Old News</b> | 180 | <b>20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released</b> |
181 | <br> | 181 | |
182 | For the old news, visit <a href="http://www.busybox.net/oldnews.html">the old news page</a>. | 182 | <p>We am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox |
183 | </ul> | 183 | 0.60.2 (stable) is now released to the world. This |
184 | 184 | one is primarily a bugfix release for the stable | |
185 | 185 | series, and it should take care of most everyone's | |
186 | <!-- Begin Download section --> | 186 | needs till we can get the nice new stuff we have |
187 | 187 | been working on in CVS ready to release (with the | |
188 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 188 | wonderful new buildsystem). The biggest change in |
189 | <A NAME="download"><BIG><B> | 189 | this release (beyond bugfixes) is the fact that msh |
190 | Download | 190 | (the minix shell) has been re-worked by Vladimir N. |
191 | </B></BIG></A> | 191 | Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when |
192 | </TD></TR> | 192 | told to do complex things with backticks.</p> |
193 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 193 | |
194 | <ul> | 194 | <p>This release has been tested on x86, ARM, and |
195 | 195 | powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, libc5, and uClibc, so it | |
196 | <li> Source for the latest release can always be downloaded from | 196 | should work with just about any Linux system you |
197 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>. | 197 | throw it at. See the <a href= |
198 | 198 | "downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for <small>most | |
199 | <li> A new snapshot of the source is made daily and is available as a GNU | 199 | of</small> the details. The last release was |
200 | gzipped tarball <a href="busybox.tar.gz"> right here</a>. | 200 | <em>very</em> solid for people, and this one should |
201 | 201 | be even better.</p> | |
202 | <li> BusyBox now has its own publically browsable | 202 | |
203 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>, | 203 | <p>As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from |
204 | anonymous | 204 | <a href= |
205 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and | 205 | "downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>.</p> |
206 | for those that are actively contributing there is even | 206 | |
207 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/cvs_write.html">CVS write access</a>. | 207 | <p>Have Fun.<br> |
208 | 208 | -Erik</p> | |
209 | </ul> | 209 | </li> |
210 | 210 | ||
211 | 211 | <li><b>Old News</b><br> | |
212 | <!-- Begin Docs section --> | 212 | For the old news, visit <a href="oldnews.html">the |
213 | 213 | old news page</a>.</li> | |
214 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 214 | </ul> |
215 | <A NAME="docs"><BIG><B> | 215 | <!-- Begin Download section --> |
216 | Documentation | 216 | </td> |
217 | </B></BIG></A> | 217 | </tr> |
218 | </TD></TR> | 218 | |
219 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 219 | <tr> |
220 | Current documentation for BusyBox includes: | 220 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= |
221 | <ul> | 221 | "download"><big><b>Download</b></big></a></td> |
222 | <li> <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html">BusyBox.html</a>. | 222 | </tr> |
223 | This is a list of the all the available commands in BusyBox with | 223 | |
224 | complete usage information and examples of how to use each app. I | 224 | <tr> |
225 | have spent a <em>lot</em> of time updating these docs and trying to | 225 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> |
226 | make them fairly comprehensive. If you find any errors (factual, | 226 | <ul> |
227 | grammatical, whatever) please let me know. | 227 | <li>Source for the latest release can always be |
228 | <li> <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/README">README</a>. | 228 | downloaded from <a href= |
229 | This is the README file included in the busybox source release. | 229 | "downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>.</li> |
230 | <li> <a href="http://bugs.busybox.net/db/pa/lbusybox.html">BusyBox Bugs</a>. | 230 | |
231 | Need to report a bug? Need to check if a bug has been filed? | 231 | <li>A new snapshot of the source is made daily and is |
232 | <li> If you need more help, the BusyBox | 232 | available as a GNU gzipped tarball <a href= |
233 | <a href="http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a> is | 233 | "busybox.tar.gz">right here</a>.</li> |
234 | a good place to start. | 234 | |
235 | </ul> | 235 | <li>BusyBox now has its own publically browsable <a |
236 | 236 | href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>, | |
237 | 237 | anonymous <a href="cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and | |
238 | <!-- Begin Links section --> | 238 | for those that are actively contributing there is |
239 | 239 | even <a href="cvs_write.html">CVS write | |
240 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 240 | access</a>.</li> |
241 | <A NAME="links"> | 241 | </ul> |
242 | <BIG><B> | 242 | <!-- Begin Docs section --> |
243 | Important Links | 243 | </td> |
244 | </B></BIG> | 244 | </tr> |
245 | </A> | 245 | |
246 | </TD></TR> | 246 | <tr> |
247 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 247 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= |
248 | 248 | "docs"><big><b>Documentation</b></big></a></td> | |
249 | <ul> | 249 | </tr> |
250 | 250 | ||
251 | <li> <A HREF="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/"> | 251 | <tr> |
252 | Free Software from Bruce Perens</A><br> | 252 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> |
253 | The original idea for BusyBox, and all versions up to 0.26 were written | 253 | Current documentation for BusyBox includes: |
254 | by <A HREF="mailto:bruce@perens.com">Bruce Perens</a>. This is his BusyBox website. | 254 | |
255 | <p> | 255 | <ul> |
256 | 256 | <li><a href= | |
257 | <li> <A HREF="http://freshmeat.net/projects/busybox/"> | 257 | "downloads/BusyBox.html">BusyBox.html</a>. This is a |
258 | Freshmeat AppIndex record for BusyBox</A> | 258 | list of the all the available commands in BusyBox |
259 | <p> | 259 | with complete usage information and examples of how |
260 | <li><a href="http://tinylogin.busybox.net/">TinyLogin</a> | 260 | to use each app. I have spent a <em>lot</em> of time |
261 | is a nice embedded tool for handling authentication, changing passwords, | 261 | updating these docs and trying to make them fairly |
262 | and similar tasks which nicely complements BusyBox. | 262 | comprehensive. If you find any errors (factual, |
263 | <p> | 263 | grammatical, whatever) please let me know.</li> |
264 | 264 | ||
265 | <li><a href="http://udhcp.busybox.net/">udhcp</a> | 265 | <li><a href="downloads/README">README</a>. This is |
266 | is a tiny dhcp client and/or server which is ideal for embedded systems. | 266 | the README file included in the busybox source |
267 | <p> | 267 | release.</li> |
268 | 268 | ||
269 | <li><a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> | 269 | <li><a href= |
270 | is a C library for embedded systems. You can actually statically link | 270 | "http://bugs.busybox.net/db/pa/lbusybox.html">BusyBox |
271 | a "Hello World" application under x86 that only takes 4k (as opposed to | 271 | Bugs</a>. Need to report a bug? Need to check if a |
272 | 200k under GNU libc). It can do dynamic linking too and works nicely with | 272 | bug has been filed?</li> |
273 | BusyBox to create very small embedded systems. | 273 | |
274 | <p> | 274 | <li>If you need more help, the BusyBox <a href= |
275 | 275 | "lists/busybox/">mailing list</a> is a good place to | |
276 | </ul> | 276 | start.</li> |
277 | 277 | </ul> | |
278 | 278 | <!-- Begin Links section --> | |
279 | <!-- Begin Projects section --> | 279 | </td> |
280 | 280 | </tr> | |
281 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> | 281 | |
282 | <A NAME="projects"><BIG><B> | 282 | <tr> |
283 | Products/Projects Using BusyBox | 283 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= |
284 | </B></BIG></A> | 284 | "links"><big><b>Important Links</b></big></a></td> |
285 | </TD></TR> | 285 | </tr> |
286 | <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> | 286 | |
287 | 287 | <tr> | |
288 | <p> I know of the following products and/or projects that use BusyBox -- | 288 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> |
289 | listed in the order I happen to add them to the web page: | 289 | <ul> |
290 | 290 | <li><a href="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Free | |
291 | <ul> | 291 | Software from Bruce Perens</a><br> |
292 | <li> <a href="http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/">Debian installer (boot floppies) project</a> | 292 | The original idea for BusyBox, and all versions up |
293 | <li> <a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat 7.2 installer</a> | 293 | to 0.26 were written by <a href= |
294 | <li> <a href="http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/">Slackware Installer</a> | 294 | "mailto:bruce@perens.com">Bruce Perens</a>. This is |
295 | <li> <a href="http://www.linuxrouter.org/">Linux Router Project </a> | 295 | his BusyBox website.</li> |
296 | <li> <a href="http://linux-embedded.org/">LEM</a> | 296 | |
297 | <li> <a href="http://www.toms.net/rb/">tomsrtbt</a> | 297 | <li><a href= |
298 | <li> <a href="http://www.stormix.com/">Stormix Installer</a> | 298 | "http://freshmeat.net/projects/busybox/">Freshmeat |
299 | <li> <a href="http://www.emacinc.com/linux2_sbc.htm">EMAC Linux 2.0 SBC</a> | 299 | AppIndex record for BusyBox</a></li> |
300 | <li> <a href="http://www.trinux.org/">Trinux</a> | 300 | |
301 | <li> <a href="http://oddas.sourceforge.net/">ODDAS project</a> | 301 | <li><a href= |
302 | <li> <a href="http://www.kerbango.com/">The Kerbango Internet Radio</a> | 302 | "http://tinylogin.busybox.net/">TinyLogin</a> is a |
303 | <li> <a href="http://www.linuxmagic.com/vpn/">LinuxMagic VPN Firewall</a> | 303 | nice embedded tool for handling authentication, |
304 | <li> <a href="http://byld.sourceforge.net/">Build Your Linux Disk</a> | 304 | changing passwords, and similar tasks which nicely |
305 | <li> <a href="http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi/baslinux.html">BasicLinux</a> | 305 | complements BusyBox.</li> |
306 | <li> <a href="http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/recovery">Zdisk</a> | 306 | |
307 | <li> <a href="http://www.adtran.com">AdTran - VPN/firewall VPN Linux Distribution</a> | 307 | <li><a href="http://udhcp.busybox.net/">udhcp</a> is |
308 | <li> <a href="http://mkcdrec.ota.be/">mkCDrec - make CD-ROM recovery</a> | 308 | a tiny dhcp client and/or server which is ideal for |
309 | <li> <a href="http://recycle.lbl.gov/~ldoolitt/bse/">Linux on nanoEngine</a> | 309 | embedded systems.</li> |
310 | <li> <a href="http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/"> Floppyfw</a> | 310 | |
311 | 311 | <li><a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> is a | |
312 | <li> <a href="http://midori.transmeta.com/"> Midori Linux</a> - <a href= | 312 | C library for embedded systems. You can actually |
313 | "http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399,00.html"> Article on | 313 | statically link a "Hello World" application under x86 |
314 | Midori Linux</a> on <a href= "http://www.wired.com"> Wired</a>. Quote from | 314 | that only takes 4k (as opposed to 200k under GNU |
315 | Erik at the top of <a href= | 315 | libc). It can do dynamic linking too and works nicely |
316 | "http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399-2,00.html"> this | 316 | with BusyBox to create very small embedded |
317 | page</a> | 317 | systems.</li> |
318 | 318 | </ul> | |
319 | <li> <a href="http://www.ltsp.org/">Linux Terminal Server Project</a> | 319 | <!-- Begin Projects section --> |
320 | <li> <a href="http://www.devil-linux.org/">Devil-Linux</a> | 320 | </td> |
321 | <li> <a href="http://dutnux.sourceforge.net/">DutNux</a> | 321 | </tr> |
322 | <li> <a href="http://www.cachier.com/">Cachier</a> | 322 | |
323 | <li> <a href="http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/mindi/">Mindi</a> | 323 | <tr> |
324 | <li> <a href="http://www.tzi.de/~pharao90/ttylinux">ttylinux</a> | 324 | <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= |
325 | <li> <a href="http://www.partimage.org/">Partition Image</a> | 325 | "projects"><big><b>Products/Projects Using |
326 | <li> <a href="http://tuxscreen.net">Tuxscreen Linux Phone</a> | 326 | BusyBox</b></big></a></td> |
327 | <li> <a href="http://tinfoilhat.cultists.net/">Tinfoil Hat Linux</a> | 327 | </tr> |
328 | 328 | ||
329 | </ul> | 329 | <tr> |
330 | 330 | <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0"> | |
331 | <p> Do you use BusyBox? I'd love to know about it and I'd be happy to link to | 331 | <p>I know of the following products and/or projects |
332 | you. | 332 | that use BusyBox -- listed in the order I happen to add |
333 | 333 | them to the web page:</p> | |
334 | 334 | ||
335 | 335 | <ul> | |
336 | <!-- End of Table --> | 336 | <li><a href= |
337 | 337 | "http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/">Debian | |
338 | </TD></TR> | 338 | installer (boot floppies) project</a></li> |
339 | </TABLE> | 339 | |
340 | 340 | <li><a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat 7.2 | |
341 | 341 | installer</a></li> | |
342 | 342 | ||
343 | <!-- Footer --> | 343 | <li><a href= |
344 | <HR> | 344 | "http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/"> |
345 | <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> | 345 | Slackware Installer</a></li> |
346 | <TR> | 346 | |
347 | <TD> | 347 | <li><a href="http://www.linuxrouter.org/">Linux |
348 | <font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> | 348 | Router Project</a></li> |
349 | Mail all comments, insults, suggestions and bribes to | 349 | |
350 | <a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik Andersen</a><BR> | 350 | <li><a href="http://linux-embedded.org/">LEM</a></li> |
351 | The Busybox logo is copyright 1999-2002, Erik Andersen. | 351 | |
352 | </font> | 352 | <li><a href= |
353 | </TD> | 353 | "http://www.toms.net/rb/">tomsrtbt</a></li> |
354 | 354 | ||
355 | <TD> | 355 | <li><a href="http://www.stormix.com/">Stormix |
356 | <a href="http://www.vim.org"><img border=0 width=90 height=36 | 356 | Installer</a></li> |
357 | src="images/written.in.vi.png" | 357 | |
358 | alt="This site created with the vi editor"></a> | 358 | <li><a href= |
359 | </TD> | 359 | "http://www.emacinc.com/linux2_sbc.htm">EMAC Linux |
360 | 360 | 2.0 SBC</a></li> | |
361 | <TD> | 361 | |
362 | <a href="http://www.gimp.org/"><img border=0 width=90 height=36 | 362 | <li><a href="http://www.trinux.org/">Trinux</a></li> |
363 | src="images/gfx_by_gimp.png" alt="Graphics by GIMP"></a> | 363 | |
364 | </TD> | 364 | <li><a href="http://oddas.sourceforge.net/">ODDAS |
365 | 365 | project</a></li> | |
366 | <TD> | 366 | |
367 | <a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com"><img width=90 height=36 | 367 | <li><a href="http://www.kerbango.com/">The Kerbango |
368 | src="images/ltbutton2.png" alt="Linux Today"></a> | 368 | Internet Radio</a></li> |
369 | </TD> | 369 | |
370 | 370 | <li><a href= | |
371 | <TD> | 371 | "http://www.linuxmagic.com/vpn/">LinuxMagic VPN |
372 | <p><a href="http://slashdot.org"><img width=90 height=36 | 372 | Firewall</a></li> |
373 | src="images/sdsmall.png" alt="Slashdot"></a> | 373 | |
374 | </TD> | 374 | <li><a href="http://byld.sourceforge.net/">Build Your |
375 | 375 | Linux Disk</a></li> | |
376 | <TD> | 376 | |
377 | <a href="http://freshmeat.net"><img width=90 height=36 | 377 | <li><a href= |
378 | src="images/fm.mini.png" alt="Freshmeat"></a> | 378 | "http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi/baslinux.html">BasicLinux</a></li> |
379 | </TD> | 379 | |
380 | 380 | <li><a href= | |
381 | </TR> | 381 | "http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/recovery">Zdisk</a></li> |
382 | </TABLE> | 382 | |
383 | 383 | <li><a href="http://www.adtran.com">AdTran - | |
384 | 384 | VPN/firewall VPN Linux Distribution</a></li> | |
385 | </CENTER> | 385 | |
386 | </BODY> | 386 | <li><a href="http://mkcdrec.ota.be/">mkCDrec - make |
387 | </HTML> | 387 | CD-ROM recovery</a></li> |
388 | |||
389 | <li><a href= | ||
390 | "http://recycle.lbl.gov/~ldoolitt/bse/">Linux on | ||
391 | nanoEngine</a></li> | ||
392 | |||
393 | <li><a href= | ||
394 | "http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/">Floppyfw</a></li> | ||
395 | |||
396 | <li><a href="http://midori.transmeta.com/">Midori | ||
397 | Linux</a> - <a href= | ||
398 | "http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399,00.html"> | ||
399 | Article on Midori Linux</a> on <a href= | ||
400 | "http://www.wired.com">Wired</a>. Quote from Erik at | ||
401 | the top of <a href= | ||
402 | "http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399-2,00.html"> | ||
403 | this page</a></li> | ||
404 | |||
405 | <li><a href="http://www.ltsp.org/">Linux Terminal | ||
406 | Server Project</a></li> | ||
407 | |||
408 | <li><a href= | ||
409 | "http://www.devil-linux.org/">Devil-Linux</a></li> | ||
410 | |||
411 | <li><a href= | ||
412 | "http://dutnux.sourceforge.net/">DutNux</a></li> | ||
413 | |||
414 | <li><a href= | ||
415 | "http://www.cachier.com/">Cachier</a></li> | ||
416 | |||
417 | <li><a href= | ||
418 | "http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/mindi/">Mindi</a></li> | ||
419 | |||
420 | <li><a href= | ||
421 | "http://www.tzi.de/~pharao90/ttylinux">ttylinux</a></li> | ||
422 | |||
423 | <li><a href="http://www.partimage.org/">Partition | ||
424 | Image</a></li> | ||
425 | |||
426 | <li><a href="http://tuxscreen.net">Tuxscreen Linux | ||
427 | Phone</a></li> | ||
428 | |||
429 | <li><a href="http://tinfoilhat.cultists.net/">Tinfoil | ||
430 | Hat Linux</a></li> | ||
431 | </ul> | ||
432 | |||
433 | <li><a href="http://zaurus.sourceforge.net/">Sharp Zaurus | ||
434 | PDA</a></li> | ||
435 | </ul> | ||
436 | |||
437 | <p>Do you use BusyBox? I'd love to know about it and | ||
438 | I'd be happy to link to you. <!-- End of Table --> | ||
439 | </p> | ||
440 | </td> | ||
441 | </tr> | ||
442 | </table> | ||
443 | <!-- Footer --> | ||
444 | <hr> | ||
445 | |||
446 | <table width="100%"> | ||
447 | <tr> | ||
448 | <td class="c2">Mail all comments, insults, suggestions | ||
449 | and bribes to <a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik | ||
450 | Andersen</a><br> | ||
451 | The Busybox logo is copyright 1999-2002, Erik | ||
452 | Andersen.</td> | ||
453 | |||
454 | <td><a href="http://www.vim.org"><img border="0" width= | ||
455 | "90" height="36" src="images/written.in.vi.png" alt= | ||
456 | "This site created with the vi editor"></a></td> | ||
457 | |||
458 | <td><a href="http://www.gimp.org/"><img border="0" width= | ||
459 | "90" height="36" src="images/gfx_by_gimp.png" alt= | ||
460 | "Graphics by GIMP"></a></td> | ||
461 | |||
462 | <td><a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com"><img width="90" | ||
463 | height="36" src="images/ltbutton2.png" alt="Linux Today"> | ||
464 | </a></td> | ||
465 | |||
466 | <td> | ||
467 | <p><a href="http://slashdot.org"><img width="90" | ||
468 | height="36" src="images/sdsmall.png" alt="Slashdot"> | ||
469 | </a></p> | ||
470 | </td> | ||
471 | |||
472 | <td><a href="http://freshmeat.net"><img width="90" | ||
473 | height="36" src="images/fm.mini.png" alt="Freshmeat"> | ||
474 | </a></td> | ||
475 | </tr> | ||
476 | </table> | ||
477 | </div> | ||
478 | </body> | ||
479 | </html> | ||
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