<ul>
- <li><b>20 July 2004 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-rc1 released</b><p>
+ <li><b>16 August 2005 -- 1.01 is out</b>
- Here goes release candidate 1... This fixes all (most?) of the problems
- that have turned up since -pre10. In particular, loading and unloading of
- kernel modules with 2.6.x kernels should be working much better.
- <p>
+ <p>A new stable release (<a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.01.tar.bz2">BusyBox
+ 1.01</a>) is now available for download, containing over a hundred
+ <a href="http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/2005-August/015424.html">small
+ fixes</a> that have cropped up since the 1.00 release.</p>
- I <b>really</b> want to get BusyBox 1.0.0 released soon and I see no reason
- real reason why the 1.0.0 release shouldn't happen with things pretty much as is.
-
- I <b>really</b> want to get BusyBox 1.0.0 released soon and I see no real
- reason why the 1.0.0 release shouldn't happen with things pretty much as
- is. BusyBox is in good shape at the moment, and it works nicely for
- everything that I'm doing with it. And from the reports I've been getting,
- it works nicely for what most everyone else is doing with it as well.
- There will eventually be a 1.0.1 anyway, so we might as well get on with
- it. No BusyBox is not perfect. No piece of software ever is. And while
- there is still plenty that can be done to improve things, most of that work
- is waiting till we can get a solid 1.0.0 release out the door....
- <p>
+ <li><b>13 January 2005 -- Bug and Patch Tracking</b><p>
- Please do not bother to send in patches adding cool new features
- at this time. Only bug-fix patches will be accepted. It would also be
- <b>very</b> helpful if people could continue to review the BusyBox
- documentation and submit improvements.
- <p>
-
- If you have submitted a bug-fixing patch to the busybox mailing list and no
- one has emailed you explaining why your patch was rejected, it is safe to
- say that your patch has been lost or forgotten. That happens sometimes.
- Please re-submit your bug-fixing patch to the BusyBox mailing list, and
- be sure to put "[PATCH]" at the beginning of the email subject line!
+ Bug reports sometimes get lost when posted to the mailing list. The
+ developers of BusyBox are busy people, and have only so much they can keep
+ in their brains at a time. In my case, I'm lucky if I can remember my own
+ name, much less a bug report posted last week... To prevent your bug report
+ from getting lost, if you find a bug in BusyBox, please use the
+ <a href="http://bugs.busybox.net/">shiny new Bug and Patch Tracking System</a>
+ to post all the gory details.
<p>
- The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all the details.
- And as usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>.
-
- <p>Have Fun!
- <p>
- On a less happy note, My 92 year old grandmother (my dad's mom) passed away
- yesterday (June 19th). The funeral will be Thursday in a little town about
- 2 hours south of my home. I've checked and there is absolutely no way I
- could be back in time for the funeral if I attend <a
- href="http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2004/">OLS</a> and give my presentation
- as scheduled.
- <p>
- As such, it is with great reluctance and sadness that I have come
- to the conclusion I will have to make my appologies and skip OLS
- this year.
- <p>
+ The same applies to patches... Regardless of whether your patch
+ is a bug fix or adds spiffy new features, please post your patch
+ to the Bug and Patch Tracking System to make certain it is
+ properly considered.
<p>
- <li><b>13 April 2004 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre10 released</b><p>
-
- Ok, I lied. It turns out that -pre9 will not be the final BusyBox
- pre-release. With any luck however -pre10 will be, since I <b>really</b>
- want to get BusyBox 1.0.0 released very soon. As usual, please do not
- bother to send in patches adding cool new features at this time. Only
- bug-fix patches will be accepted. It would also be <b>very</b> helpful if
- people could continue to review the BusyBox documentation and submit
- improvements.
+ <li><b>13 October 2004 -- BusyBox 1.00 released</b><p>
- <p>
- The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all the details.
- And as usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>.
+ When you take a careful look at nearly every embedded Linux device or
+ software distribution shipping today, you will find a copy of BusyBox.
+ With countless routers, set top boxes, wireless access points, PDAs, and
+ who knows what else, the future for Linux and BusyBox on embedded devices
+ is looking very bright.
- <p>Have Fun!
<p>
-
- <p>
- <li><b>6 April 2004 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre9 released</b><p>
-
- Here goes the final BusyBox pre-release... This is your last chance for
- bug fixes. With luck this will be released as BusyBox 1.0.0 later this
- week. Please do not bother to send in patches adding cool new features at
- this time. Only bug-fix patches will be accepted. It would also be
- <b>very</b> helpful if people could help review the BusyBox documentation
- and submit improvements. I've spent a lot of time updating the
- documentation to make it better match reality, but I could really use some
- assistance in checking that the features supported by the various applets
- match the features listed in the documentation.
+ It is therefore with great satisfaction that I declare each and every
+ device already shipping with BusyBox is now officially out of date.
+ The highly anticipated release of BusyBox 1.00 has arrived!
<p>
- I had hoped to get this released a month ago, but
- <a href="http://codepoet.org/gallery/baby_peter/img_1796">
- another release on 1 March 2004</a> has kept me busy...
- <p>
- The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all the details.
- And as usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>.
+ Over three years in development, BusyBox 1.00 represents a tremendous
+ improvement over the old 0.60.x stable series. Now featuring a Linux
+ KernelConf based configuration system (as used by the Linux kernel),
+ Linux 2.6 kernel support, many many new applets, and the development
+ work and testing of thousands of people from around the world.
- <p>Have Fun!
<p>
-
- <p>
- <li><b>23 February 2004 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre8 released</b><p>
-
- Here goes yet another BusyBox pre-release... Please do not bother to send
- in patches supplying new features at this time. Only bug-fix patches will
- be accepted. If you have a cool new feature you would like to see
- supported, or if you have an amazing new applet you would like to submit,
- please wait and submit such things later. We really want to get a release
- out we can all be proud of. We are still aiming to finish off the -pre
- series in February and move on to the final 1.0.0 release... So if you
- spot any bugs, now would be an excellent time to send in a fix to the
- busybox mailing list. It would also be <b>very</b> helpful if people could
- help review the BusyBox documentation and submit improvements. It would be
- especially helpful if people could check that the features supported by the
- various applets match the features listed in the documentation.
+ If you are already using BusyBox, you are strongly encouraged to upgrade to
+ BusyBox 1.00. If you are considering developing an embedded Linux device
+ or software distribution, you may wish to investigate if using BusyBox is
+ right for your application. If you need help getting started using
+ BusyBox, if you wish to donate to help cover expenses, or if you find a bug
+ and need help reporting it, you are invited to visit the <a
+ href="FAQ.html">BusyBox FAQ</a>.
<p>
- The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all the details.
- And as usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>.
+ As usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>.
<p>Have Fun!
- <p>
-
<p>
<li><b>Old News</b><p>
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