From 4fa2bb5e950c8fcf93f4128dd9255ac6a3ef0866 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Andersen Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 00:32:15 +0000 Subject: Update busybox.net info and donation noise --- docs/busybox.net/index.html | 218 ++++++++++++------------------------------ docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html | 154 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 214 insertions(+), 158 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/index.html b/docs/busybox.net/index.html index 82ab907..37f3f03 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/index.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/index.html @@ -78,183 +78,85 @@ To subscribe, go and visit -
  • 20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released -

    - - I 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 - 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 - re-worked by Vladimir N. Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when - told to do complex things with backticks. +

  • 3 January 2002 -- Welcome to busybox.net!

    - 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. - See the changelog - for most of the details. The last release was - very solid for people, and this one should be even better. -

    - As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from - http://busybox.net/downloads. -

    - And please read the news item for the 18th as well. Have Fun.
    -Erik -

    - -

  • 18 November 2001 -- Help us buy busybox.net! + 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. + +

    - Click here to help buy busybox.net! + Click here to help support busybox.net!
    - - + +
    - I've contacted the current owner of busybox.net and he is willing - to sell the domain name -- for $250. He also owns busybox.org but - will not part with it... I will then need to pay the registry fee - for a couple of years and start paying for bandwidth, so this will - initially cost about $300. I would like to host busybox.net on my - home machine (codepoet.org) so I have full control over the system, - but to do that would require that I increase the level of bandwidth - I am paying for. Did you know that so far this month, there - have been over 1.4 Gigabytes of busybox ftp downloads? I don't - even know how much CVS bandwidth it requires. For the - time being, Lineo has continued to graciously provide this - bandwidth, despite the fact that I no longer work for them. If I - start running this all on my home machine, paying for the needed bandwidth - will start costing some money. -

    + Since some people expressed concern over busybox donations. Let me + assure you that no one is getting rich here. All busybox and + uclibc donations will be spent paying for bandwidth, and paying for + needed hardware upgrades (Mark's NetWinder currently has just 64Meg + of memory -- I'm going to be ordering 256Megs of ram and a larger + hard drive for the box today). As demonstrated when google + spidered the site the other day, the extra ram should really + help... So far, donations received have been sufficient to cover + almost all expenses. A HUGE thank-you goes out to everyone + that has contributed! Right now, I have enough to keep + busybox.net running for the time being. I'll keep you posted if + that changes. +
    + -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! +

  • 20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released

    - -

  • 23 August 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.1 released -
    - - This is a relatively minor bug fixing release that fixes - up the bugs that have shown up in the stable release in - the last few weeks. Fortunately, nothing too - serious has shown up. This release only fixes bugs -- no - new features, no new applets. So without further ado, - here it is. Come and get it. -

    - The - changelog has all - the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from - http://busybox.net/downloads. -

    Have Fun! -

    - - -

  • 2 August 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.0 released -
    - I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of - BusyBox 0.60.0. I have personally tested this release with libc5, glibc, - and uClibc on - x86, ARM, and powerpc using linux 2.2 and 2.4, and I know a number - of people using it on everything from ia64 to m68k with great success. - Everything seems to be working very nicely now, so getting a nice - stable bug-free(tm) release out seems to be in order. This releases fixes - a memory leak in syslogd, a number of bugs in the ash and msh shells, and - cleans up a number of things. - -

    - - 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! -

    - - -

  • 7 July 2001 -- BusyBox 0.52 released -
    - - I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of - BusyBox 0.52 (the "new-and-improved rock-solid release"). This - release is the result of many hours of work and has tons - of bugfixes, optimizations, and cleanups. This release adds - several new applets, including several new shells (such as hush, msh, - and ash). - -

    - 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 + 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 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 + re-worked by Vladimir N. Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when + told to do complex things with backticks. +

    + + 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. +

    + As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from http://busybox.net/downloads. -

    Have Fun! -

    - - -

  • 10 April 2001 - Graph of Busybox Growth -
    - The illustrious Larry Doolittle has made a PostScript chart of the growth - of the Busybox tarball size over time. It is available for downloading / - viewing right here. - -

    (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.) -

    +

    + Have Fun.
    -Erik +

    diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html b/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html index eb150b1..15d57ac 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html @@ -40,6 +40,160 @@

  • Take me back to the BusyBox web site.
    + + +
  • 18 November 2001 -- Help us buy busybox.net! + + +
    + Click here to help buy busybox.net! +
    + + + + + + +
    +
    + + + I've contacted the current owner of busybox.net and he is willing + to sell the domain name -- for $250. He also owns busybox.org but + will not part with it... I will then need to pay the registry fee + for a couple of years and start paying for bandwidth, so this will + initially cost about $300. I would like to host busybox.net on my + home machine (codepoet.org) so I have full control over the system, + but to do that would require that I increase the level of bandwidth + I am paying for. Did you know that so far this month, there + have been over 1.4 Gigabytes of busybox ftp downloads? I don't + even know how much CVS bandwidth it requires. For the + time being, Lineo has continued to graciously provide this + bandwidth, despite the fact that I no longer work for them. If I + start running this all on my home machine, paying for the needed bandwidth + will start costing some money. +

    + + 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! +

    + + +

  • 23 August 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.1 released +
    + + This is a relatively minor bug fixing release that fixes + up the bugs that have shown up in the stable release in + the last few weeks. Fortunately, nothing too + serious has shown up. This release only fixes bugs -- no + new features, no new applets. So without further ado, + here it is. Come and get it. +

    + The + changelog has all + the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from + http://busybox.net/downloads. +

    Have Fun! +

    + + +

  • 2 August 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.0 released +
    + I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of + BusyBox 0.60.0. I have personally tested this release with libc5, glibc, + and uClibc on + x86, ARM, and powerpc using linux 2.2 and 2.4, and I know a number + of people using it on everything from ia64 to m68k with great success. + Everything seems to be working very nicely now, so getting a nice + stable bug-free(tm) release out seems to be in order. This releases fixes + a memory leak in syslogd, a number of bugs in the ash and msh shells, and + cleans up a number of things. + +

    + + 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! +

    + + +

  • 7 July 2001 -- BusyBox 0.52 released +
    + + I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of + BusyBox 0.52 (the "new-and-improved rock-solid release"). This + release is the result of many hours of work and has tons + of bugfixes, optimizations, and cleanups. This release adds + several new applets, including several new shells (such as hush, msh, + and ash). + +

    + 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! +

    + + +

  • 10 April 2001 - Graph of Busybox Growth +
    + The illustrious Larry Doolittle has made a PostScript chart of the growth + of the Busybox tarball size over time. It is available for downloading / + viewing right here. + +

    (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.) +

    +

  • 10 April 2001 -- BusyBox 0.51 released
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