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diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/index.html b/docs/busybox.net/index.html index cbeb03876..e54a7683e 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/index.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/index.html @@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip, -tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small -or embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than -their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide +tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or +embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than +their full featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. <p> BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or -features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded -systems. To create a working system, just add a kernel, a shell (such as ash), -and an editor (such as elvis-tiny or ae). For a really minimal system, just -the the busybox shell (not a POSIX shell, but very small and quite usable). +features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded +systems. To create a working system, just add /dev, a kernel, and an editor, +such as nano, e3, or elvis-tiny. For a really minimal system, you can even use +the busybox shell (not Bourne compatible, but very small and quite usable). <p> BusyBox is now maintained by @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ BusyBox is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a> <p> -<H3>NEW!</h3> +<H3>Mailing List Information</h3> BusyBox now has a <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a>! To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/mailman/listinfo/busybox">this page</a>. @@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/mailman/listinfo <ul> + <p> <li> <b>27 January 2001 -- BusyBox 0.49 released</b> + <br> + + Several new applets, lots of bug fixes, cleanups, and many smaller + things made nicer. Several cleanups and improvements to the shell. + For a list of the most interesting changes + you might want to look at the <a href="ftp://oss.lineo.com/busybox/Changelog">changelog</a>. + <p> + Special thanks go out to Matt Kraai and Larry Doolittle for all their + work on this release, and for keeping on top of things while I've been + out of town. + <p> + <em>Special Note</em><br> + + BusyBox 0.49 was supposed to have replaced lash, the BusyBox + shell, with a new shell that understands full Bourne shell/Posix shell grammer. + Well, that simply didn't happen in time for this release. A new + shell that will eventually replace lash is already under + construction. This new shell is being developed by Larry + Doolittle, and could use all of our help. Please see the work in + progress on <a href="http://doolittle.faludi.com/~larry/parser.html">Larry's website</a> + and help out if you can. This shell will be included in the next + release of BusyBox. + <p> <li> <b>13 December 2000 -- BusyBox 0.48 released</b> <br> @@ -96,19 +120,6 @@ To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/mailman/listinfo this release, especially Matt Kraai, Larry Doolittle, and Kent Robotti. - <p> <li> <b>26 September 2000 -- BusyBox 0.47 released</b> - <br> - - This release fixes lots of bugs (including an ugly bug in 0.46 - syslogd that could fork-bomb your system). Added several new - apps: rdate, wget, getopt, dos2unix, unix2dos, reset, unrpm, - renice, xargs, and expr. syslogd now supports network logging. - There are the usual tar updates. Most apps now use getopt for - more correct option parsing. - See the <a href="ftp://oss.lineo.com/busybox/Changelog">changelog</a> - for complete details. - - <p> <li> <b>Old News</b> <br> For the old news, visit <a href="http://busybox.lineo.com/oldnews.html">the old news page</a>. |