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diff --git a/release/src/router/busybox/docs/busybox_footer.pod b/release/src/router/busybox/docs/busybox_footer.pod index e802d908..74575bda 100644 --- a/release/src/router/busybox/docs/busybox_footer.pod +++ b/release/src/router/busybox/docs/busybox_footer.pod @@ -2,52 +2,78 @@ =head1 LIBC NSS -GNU Libc uses the Name Service Switch (NSS) to configure the behavior of the C -library for the local environment, and to configure how it reads system data, -such as passwords and group information. BusyBox has made it Policy that it -will never use NSS, and will never use and libc calls that make use of NSS. -This allows you to run an embedded system without the need for installing an -/etc/nsswitch.conf file and without and /lib/libnss_* libraries installed. - -If you are using a system that is using a remote LDAP server for authentication -via GNU libc NSS, and you want to use BusyBox, then you will need to adjust the -BusyBox source. Chances are though, that if you have enough space to install -of that stuff on your system, then you probably want the full GNU utilities. - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -textutils(1), shellutils(1), etc... +GNU Libc (glibc) uses the Name Service Switch (NSS) to configure the behavior +of the C library for the local environment, and to configure how it reads +system data, such as passwords and group information. This is implemented +using an /etc/nsswitch.conf configuration file, and using one or more of the +/lib/libnss_* libraries. BusyBox tries to avoid using any libc calls that make +use of NSS. Some applets however, such as login and su, will use libc functions +that require NSS. + +If you enable CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP, BusyBox will use internal functions to +directly access the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/shadow files without +using NSS. This may allow you to run your system without the need for +installing any of the NSS configuration files and libraries. + +When used with glibc, the BusyBox 'networking' applets will similarly require +that you install at least some of the glibc NSS stuff (in particular, +/etc/nsswitch.conf, /lib/libnss_dns*, /lib/libnss_files*, and /lib/libresolv*). + +Shameless Plug: As an alternative, one could use a C library such as uClibc. In +addition to making your system significantly smaller, uClibc does not require the +use of any NSS support files or libraries. =head1 MAINTAINER -Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org> <andersen@lineo.com> +Denis Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> =head1 AUTHORS -The following people have contributed code to BusyBox whether -they know it or not. +The following people have contributed code to BusyBox whether they know it or +not. If you have written code included in BusyBox, you should probably be +listed here so you can obtain your bit of eternal glory. If you should be +listed here, or the description of what you have done needs more detail, or is +incorect, please send in an update. =for html <br> -Erik Andersen <andersen@lineo.com>, <andersee@debian.org> +Emanuele Aina <emanuele.aina@tiscali.it> + run-parts + +=for html <br> + +Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> Tons of new stuff, major rewrite of most of the core apps, tons of new apps as noted in header files. + Lots of tedious effort writing these boring docs that + nobody is going to actually read. =for html <br> -John Beppu <beppu@lineo.com> +Laurence Anderson <l.d.anderson@warwick.ac.uk> - du, head, nslookup, sort, tee, uniq (so Kraai could rewrite them ;-), - documentation + rpm2cpio, unzip, get_header_cpio, read_gz interface, rpm + +=for html <br> + +Jeff Angielski <jeff@theptrgroup.com> + + ftpput, ftpget =for html <br> Edward Betts <edward@debian.org> - expr, hostid, logname, tty, wc, whoami, yes - + expr, hostid, logname, whoami + +=for html <br> + +John Beppu <beppu@codepoet.org> + + du, nslookup, sort + =for html <br> Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> @@ -58,32 +84,51 @@ Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org> - fbset, ping, hostname, and mkfifo + fbset, ping, hostname =for html <br> -Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com> +Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com> - more(v2), makedevs, dutmp, modularization, auto links file, + more(v2), makedevs, dutmp, modularization, auto links file, various fixes, Linux Router Project maintenance =for html <br> +Jordan Crouse <jordan@cosmicpenguin.net> + + ipcalc + +=for html <br> + +Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se> + + tftp client insmod powerpc support + +=for html <br> + Larry Doolittle <ldoolitt@recycle.lbl.gov> - various fixes, shell rewrite + pristine source directory compilation, lots of patches and fixes. =for html <br> -Karl M. Hegbloom <karlheg@debian.org> +Glenn Engel <glenne@engel.org> - cp_mv.c, the test suite, various fixes to utility.c, &c. + httpd + +=for html <br> + +Gennady Feldman <gfeldman@gena01.com> + + Sysklogd (single threaded syslogd, IPC Circular buffer support, + logread), various fixes. =for html <br> -Sterling Huxley <sterling@europa.com> +Karl M. Hegbloom <karlheg@debian.org> - vi (!!!) + cp_mv.c, the test suite, various fixes to utility.c, &c. =for html <br> @@ -93,34 +138,70 @@ Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org> =for html <br> -Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.carnegiemellon.edu> +Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu> + + documentation, bugfixes, test suite + +=for html <br> + +Stephan Linz <linz@li-pro.net> + + ipcalc, Red Hat equivalence + +=for html <br> + +John Lombardo <john@deltanet.com> - documentation, bugfixes + tr =for html <br> -John Lombardo <john@deltanet.com> +Glenn McGrath <bug1@iinet.net.au> - dirname, tr + Common unarchving code and unarchiving applets, ifupdown, ftpgetput, + nameif, sed, patch, fold, install, uudecode. + Various bugfixes, review and apply numerous patches. =for html <br> -Glenn McGrath <bug1@netconnect.com.au> +Manuel Novoa III <mjn3@codepoet.org> - ar.c + cat, head, mkfifo, mknod, rmdir, sleep, tee, tty, uniq, usleep, wc, yes, + mesg, vconfig, make_directory, parse_mode, dirname, mode_string, + get_last_path_component, simplify_path, and a number trivial libbb routines + + also bug fixes, partial rewrites, and size optimizations in + ash, basename, cal, cmp, cp, df, du, echo, env, ln, logname, md5sum, mkdir, + mv, realpath, rm, sort, tail, touch, uname, watch, arith, human_readable, + interface, dutmp, ifconfig, route =for html <br> Vladimir Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru> - cmdedit, stty-port, locale, various fixes + cmdedit; xargs(current), httpd(current); + ports: ash, crond, fdisk, inetd, stty, traceroute, top; + locale, various fixes and irreconcilable critic of everything not perfect. =for html <br> Bruce Perens <bruce@pixar.com> - Original author of BusyBox. His code is still in many apps. + Original author of BusyBox in 1995, 1996. Some of his code can + still be found hiding here and there... + +=for html <br> + +Tim Riker <Tim@Rikers.org> + + bug fixes, member of fan club + +=for html <br> + +Kent Robotti <robotti@metconnect.com> + + reset, tons and tons of bug reports and patches. =for html <br> @@ -148,9 +229,10 @@ Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> =for html <br> -Mark Whitley <markw@lineo.com> +Mark Whitley <markw@codepoet.org> - sed remix, bug fixes, style-guide, etc. + grep, sed, cut, xargs(previous), + style-guide, new-applet-HOWTO, bug fixes, etc. =for html <br> @@ -164,6 +246,11 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> tarcat (since removed), loadkmap, various fixes, Debian maintenance +=for html <br> + +Tito Ragusa <farmatito@tiscali.it> + + devfsd and size optimizations in strings, openvt and deallocvt. + =cut -# $Id: busybox_footer.pod,v 1.1.1.4 2003/10/14 08:09:39 sparq Exp $ |