GUEST RESEARCH: Embedded devices with limited memory and storage resources are likely to leverage a tool such as BusyBox, which is marketed as the Swiss Army Knife of embedded Linux. BusyBox is a ...

For this example I use Linux kernel version 2.2.17. The 2.4.0-test8 kernel that I tried did not size the RAM disk for the root file system properly, leading to a ``not enough memory'' message at boot ...

Maker of Linux-based digital TV devices agrees to abide by GPL requirements for publishing source code--and is paying the BusyBox programmers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Bruce Perens, the original creator of BusyBox, posted a statement in his blog on Tuesday to complain about the GPL enforcement lawsuit that was recently initiated by the Software Freedom Law Center ...

The person behind a set of GPL-licensed Unix utilities called BusyBox has been engaged in a lawsuit against a dozen consumer electronics companies, accusing them of violating his copyright. The ...

Because Linux is small and easy to customize, it's a fine kernel for embedded systems. But what about all of the other programs that are needed for a minimum functional GNU/Linux system? The minimum ...