I wouldn't call busybox a base os. It's simply a copy of the base tools available on most gnu/linux and other unix's. It's used extensively in embeded devices due to it's space saving capabilities. Basically you get to save a few 10's of mb's in space because it replaces a whole lot of individual applications. The linux kernel is still used on all these devices. I'd imagine it's also compatible with the BSD's and other unix's.
My Actiontec router uses it, so does the Nokia 770. The link on wikipedia shows a whole list of devices. Definitely a cool project, especially valuable with all these new portable devices coming out. --Manny On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Dante Lanznaster <[email protected]> wrote: > busybox is the base OS of a lot of embedded devices. Those WRT54 hacks are > almost all based on busybox, with the latest ones being based on VxWorks. > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Roger E. Rustad, Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Slightly off topic, my company has released a new wireless AP >> >> http://www.belairnetworks.com/products/ba20AP.cfm >> >> Of specific interest to this group is the software that was running on >> the beta unit I was goofing around on >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BusyBox >> >> It was my first time to really play with BusyBox. I found it insanely >> easy to navigate, and all of the services I wanted to tweak were exactly >> where I expected them to be in /etc. >> >> Anyone else play with BusyBox? If so, I'd be curious to hear about your >> experiences, as well as what your application was. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
