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diff --git a/docs/busybox_footer.pod b/docs/busybox_footer.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..74575bd --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/busybox_footer.pod @@ -0,0 +1,256 @@ +=back + +=head1 LIBC NSS + +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 + +Denis Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> + +=head1 AUTHORS + +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> + +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> + +Laurence Anderson <l.d.anderson@warwick.ac.uk> + + 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, whoami + +=for html <br> + +John Beppu <beppu@codepoet.org> + + du, nslookup, sort + +=for html <br> + +Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> + + tiny-ls(ls) + +=for html <br> + +Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org> + + fbset, ping, hostname + +=for html <br> + +Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com> + + 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> + + pristine source directory compilation, lots of patches and fixes. + +=for html <br> + +Glenn Engel <glenne@engel.org> + + httpd + +=for html <br> + +Gennady Feldman <gfeldman@gena01.com> + + Sysklogd (single threaded syslogd, IPC Circular buffer support, + logread), various fixes. + +=for html <br> + +Karl M. Hegbloom <karlheg@debian.org> + + cp_mv.c, the test suite, various fixes to utility.c, &c. + +=for html <br> + +Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org> + + mktemp.c + +=for html <br> + +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> + + tr + +=for html <br> + +Glenn McGrath <bug1@iinet.net.au> + + Common unarchving code and unarchiving applets, ifupdown, ftpgetput, + nameif, sed, patch, fold, install, uudecode. + Various bugfixes, review and apply numerous patches. + +=for html <br> + +Manuel Novoa III <mjn3@codepoet.org> + + 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; 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 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> + +Chip Rosenthal <chip@unicom.com>, <crosenth@covad.com> + + wget - Contributed by permission of Covad Communications + +=for html <br> + +Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> + + Lots of bugs fixes and patches. + +=for html <br> + +Gyepi Sam <gyepi@praxis-sw.com> + + Remote logging feature for syslogd + +=for html <br> + +Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> + + mkswap, fsck.minix, mkfs.minix + +=for html <br> + +Mark Whitley <markw@codepoet.org> + + grep, sed, cut, xargs(previous), + style-guide, new-applet-HOWTO, bug fixes, etc. + +=for html <br> + +Charles P. Wright <cpwright@villagenet.com> + + gzip, mini-netcat(nc) + +=for html <br> + +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 + |