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author | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2001-11-20 14:56:51 +0300 |
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committer | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2001-11-20 14:56:51 +0300 |
commit | 4d7f9c3d995f9de87392458ca2fbc9978482cb77 (patch) | |
tree | c2e7b6c5186a6ecde244b908c0dd05e7f84a7a61 /docs | |
parent | 4b8a1e89a5358d5d7e2ec7f0b688e0e1b314dbe2 (diff) |
Update the website
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diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/index.html b/docs/busybox.net/index.html index 6b15bea98..547b213b6 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/index.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/index.html @@ -78,6 +78,33 @@ To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/mailman/listinfo <ul> + <li> <b>20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released</b> + <p> + + 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 it 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 (with the wonderful new buildsystem) ready + to release. 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. + <p> + + 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 <a href="ftp://oss.lineo.com/busybox/Changelog">changelog</a> + for <small>most of</small> the details. The last release was + <em>very</em> solid for people, and this one should be even better. + <p> + As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from + <a href="ftp://oss.lineo.com/busybox">ftp://oss.lineo.com/busybox</a>. + <p> + And please read the news item for the 18th as well. Have Fun.<br> -Erik + <p> + <li> <b>18 November 2001 -- Help us buy busybox.net!</b> <!-- Begin PayPal Logo --> @@ -95,38 +122,38 @@ To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://opensource.lineo.com/mailman/listinfo <!-- End PayPal Logo --> 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, so this will initially cost about $300. I would - also like to host busybox.net on my home machine (codepoet.org) - so I have full control over the system, but I would need to - increase the level of bandwidth I am paying for (there have been - over 1 Gigabyte of busybox source downloads for the month of - November alone -- other months have had more). + 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 for the month far this month, there + have been over 1.4 Gigabytes of busybox ftp downloads? I don't + even <em>know</em> 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. <p> I was going to pay it all myself, but my wife didn't like that - idea at all (big surprise). It turns out, she has better ideas + 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... <p> - 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 + 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 companies willing to contribute back a - bit. So if everyone could please help out, that would be - wonderful! + individuals -- hopefully people and companies that are willing to + contribute back a bit. So if everyone could please help out, that + would be wonderful! <p> - p.s. I plan on updating the Changelog later this evening, and - releasing busybox 0.60.2 later tonight. I will probably just merge - in vodz' msh since it fixes known problems, and since I haven't had - time to make it uClinux safe. Changelog entries for busybox.stable - are welcome. - <p> <li> <b>23 August 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.1 released</b> <br> @@ -345,8 +372,7 @@ listed in the order I happen to add them to the web page: <ul> <li> <a href="http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/">Debian installer (boot floppies) project</a> <li> <a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat 7.2 installer</a> - <li> <a - href="http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/">Slackware Installer</a> + <li> <a href="http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/">Slackware Installer</a> <li> <a href="http://www.linuxrouter.org/">Linux Router Project </a> <li> <a href="http://linux-embedded.org/">LEM</a> <li> <a href="http://www.toms.net/rb/">tomsrtbt</a> |