+ + Thanks to the generosity of a number of busybox users, we have been + able to purchase busybox.net (which is where you are probably + reading this). Right now, busybox.net and uclibc.org are both + living on my home system (at the end of my DSL line). I + appologize for the abrupt move off of busybox.line.com. + Unfortunately, I no longer have the access needed to keep that + system updated (for example, you might notice the daily snapshots + there stopped some time ago). + +
My DSL line (where busybox.net is living) is currently + struggling a bit under the load. To address this, I'm making + arrangements to get busybox.net co-located directly at an ISP + belonging to a friend of mine. + Mark Whitley (author + of busybox sed, cut, and grep) has donated his NetWinder computer + for hosting busybox.net and uclibc.org on. Once the system is + co-located, that should should completely eliminate the current + speed problems. Hopefully, too, we can get some mirror sites set + up soon, to help distribute to load a bit. + +
+ +
- I am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox 0.60.2 (stable) is now + We am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox 0.60.2 (stable) is now released to the world. This one is primarily a bugfix release for the - stable series, and I believe it should take care of most everyone's needs + stable series, and it should take care of most everyone's needs till we can get the nice new stuff we have been working on in CVS ready to release (with the wonderful new buildsystem). The biggest change in this release (beyond bugfixes) is the fact that msh (the minix shell) has been @@ -91,9 +146,8 @@ To subscribe, go and visit - I've personally tested this release out - on x86, ARM, and powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, libc5, and uClibc, so - it should work with just about any Linux system you throw it at. + This release has been tested on x86, ARM, and powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, + libc5, and uClibc, so it should work with just about any Linux system you throw it at. See the changelog for most of the details. The last release was very solid for people, and this one should be even better. @@ -101,161 +155,9 @@ To subscribe, go and visit http://busybox.net/downloads.
- And please read the news item for the 18th as well. Have Fun.
-Erik
+ Have Fun.
-Erik
-
- - I was going to pay it all myself, but my wife didn't like that - idea at all (big surprise). It turns out <insert argument - where she wins and I don't> she has better ideas - about what we should spend our money on that don't involve - busybox. She suggested I should ask for contributions on the - mailing list and web page. So... -
- - I am hoping that if everyone could contribute a bit, we could pick - up the busybox.net domain name and cover the bandwidth costs. I - know that busybox is being used by a lot of companies as well as - individuals -- hopefully people and companies that are willing to - contribute back a bit. So if everyone could please help out, that - would be wonderful! -
- - -
- The - changelog has all - the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from - http://busybox.net/downloads. -
Have Fun! -
- - -
- - Those wanting an easy way to test the 0.60.0 release with uClibc can - use User-Mode Linux - to give it a try by downloading and compiling - buildroot.tar.gz. - You don't have to be root or reboot your machine to run test this way. - Preconfigured User-Mode Linux kernel source is also on busybox.net. -
- Another cool thing is the nifty - BusyBox Tutorial contributed by K Computing. This requires - a ShockWave plugin (or standalone viewer), so you may want to grab the - the GPLed shockwave viewer from here - to view the tutorial. -
- - Finally, In case you didn't notice anything odd about the - version number of this release, let me point out that this release - is not 0.53, because I bumped the version number up a - bit. This reflects the fact that this release is intended to form - a new stable BusyBox release series. If you need to rely on a - stable version of BusyBox, you should plan on using the stable - 0.60.x series. If bugs show up then I will release 0.60.1, then - 0.60.2, etc... This is also intended to deal with the fact that - the BusyBox build system will be getting a major overhaul for the - next release and I don't want that to break products that people - are shipping. To avoid that, the new build system will be - released as part of a new BusyBox development series that will - have some not-yet-decided-on odd version number. Once things - stabilize and the new build system is working for everyone, then - I will release that as a new stable release series. - -
- The - changelog has all - the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.0 can be downloaded from - http://busybox.net/downloads. -
Have Fun! -
- - -
- The - changelog covers - some of the more obvious details, but there are many many things that - are not mentioned, but have been improved in subtle ways. As usual, - BusyBox 0.52 can be downloaded from - http://busybox.net/downloads. -
Have Fun! -
- - -
(Note that while the number of applets in Busybox has increased, you - can still configure Busybox to be as small as you want by selectively - turning off whichever applets you don't need.) -
-
+ + I was going to pay it all myself, but my wife didn't like that + idea at all (big surprise). It turns out <insert argument + where she wins and I don't> she has better ideas + about what we should spend our money on that don't involve + busybox. She suggested I should ask for contributions on the + mailing list and web page. So... +
+ + I am hoping that if everyone could contribute a bit, we could pick + up the busybox.net domain name and cover the bandwidth costs. I + know that busybox is being used by a lot of companies as well as + individuals -- hopefully people and companies that are willing to + contribute back a bit. So if everyone could please help out, that + would be wonderful! +
+ + +
+ The + changelog has all + the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from + http://busybox.net/downloads. +
Have Fun! +
+ + +
+ + Those wanting an easy way to test the 0.60.0 release with uClibc can + use User-Mode Linux + to give it a try by downloading and compiling + buildroot.tar.gz. + You don't have to be root or reboot your machine to run test this way. + Preconfigured User-Mode Linux kernel source is also on busybox.net. +
+ Another cool thing is the nifty + BusyBox Tutorial contributed by K Computing. This requires + a ShockWave plugin (or standalone viewer), so you may want to grab the + the GPLed shockwave viewer from here + to view the tutorial. +
+ + Finally, In case you didn't notice anything odd about the + version number of this release, let me point out that this release + is not 0.53, because I bumped the version number up a + bit. This reflects the fact that this release is intended to form + a new stable BusyBox release series. If you need to rely on a + stable version of BusyBox, you should plan on using the stable + 0.60.x series. If bugs show up then I will release 0.60.1, then + 0.60.2, etc... This is also intended to deal with the fact that + the BusyBox build system will be getting a major overhaul for the + next release and I don't want that to break products that people + are shipping. To avoid that, the new build system will be + released as part of a new BusyBox development series that will + have some not-yet-decided-on odd version number. Once things + stabilize and the new build system is working for everyone, then + I will release that as a new stable release series. + +
+ The + changelog has all + the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.0 can be downloaded from + http://busybox.net/downloads. +
Have Fun! +
+ + +
+ The + changelog covers + some of the more obvious details, but there are many many things that + are not mentioned, but have been improved in subtle ways. As usual, + BusyBox 0.52 can be downloaded from + http://busybox.net/downloads. +
Have Fun! +
+ + +
(Note that while the number of applets in Busybox has increased, you + can still configure Busybox to be as small as you want by selectively + turning off whichever applets you don't need.) +
+