BusyBox includes the functions of many common UNIX utilities within a single small executable. It thereby provides a fairly complete command environment for small or embedded systems, allowing embedded system developers to minimize hardware costs while maintaining a reasonable degree of functionality.
BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. The utility’s modular architecture also makes it practical to include or exclude specific commands or features at compile time. Systems designers can thereby tune the functionality to the requirements and resources of the specific embedded Linux system. Then, just add a kernel and an editor.
BusyBox is included within Lineo’s Embedix Linux distribution, as well as across a wide array of distributions and products including: MontaVista’s HardHat Linux, Debian boot floppies project, Linux Router Project, Stormix Installer, Trinux, tinynet, and is even included within a growing number of Linux-based consumer devices.
BusyBox is a freely distributed open source project, licensed under the GPL.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4802795572.html
December 10, 2007 at 6:30 PM
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