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 ...
Lightweight virtual containers with PID 1. In this article, I demonstrate a method to build one Linux system within another using the latest utilities within the systemd suite of management tools. The ...
Researchers discovered 14 vulnerabilities in the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of the embedded OS used in many OT and IoT environments. They allow RCE, denial of service and data leaks. Researchers have ...
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 ...
Xterasys has become the second company to settle its GPL infringement lawsuit with programmers of the Busybox collection of utilities. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...
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 ...
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 ...
Backed by the Software Freedom Law Center, creators of the BusyBox open source utility have settled a second lawsuit regarding GPL violations. Developers Erik Andersen and Rob Landley argued that ...