=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
+incorrect, please send in an update.
+
+
+=for html <br>
+Emanuele Aina <emanuele.aina@tiscali.it>
+ run-parts
=for html <br>
-Erik Andersen <andersen@lineo.com>, <andersee@debian.org>
+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>
-John Beppu <beppu@lineo.com>
+Jeff Angielski <jeff@theptrgroup.com>
- du, head, nslookup, sort, tee, uniq (so Kraai could rewrite them ;-),
- documentation
+ 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>
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>
=for html <br>
-Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.carnegiemellon.edu>
+Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu>
- documentation, bugfixes
+ documentation, bugfixes, test suite
=for html <br>
-John Lombardo <john@deltanet.com>
+Stephan Linz <linz@li-pro.net>
- dirname, tr
+ ipcalc, Red Hat equivalence
=for html <br>
-Glenn McGrath <bug1@netconnect.com.au>
+John Lombardo <john@deltanet.com>
- ar.c
+ tr
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Glenn McGrath <bug1@iinet.net.au>
+
+ Common unarchiving 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); ports: ash, crond, stty, traceroute, telnetd, top;
+ cmdedit; xargs(current), httpd(current);
+ ports: ash, crond, fdisk, inetd, stty, traceroute, top;
locale, various fixes
and irreconcilable critic of everything not perfect.
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>
=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>
tarcat (since removed), loadkmap, various fixes, Debian maintenance
-=cut
+=for html <br>
+
+Tito Ragusa <farmatito@tiscali.it>
+
+ devfsd and size optimizations in strings, openvt and deallocvt.
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Paul Fox <pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us>
-# $Id: busybox_footer.pod,v 1.8 2002/11/10 21:47:15 bug1 Exp $
+ vi editing mode for ash, various other patches/fixes
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Roberto A. Foglietta <me@roberto.foglietta.name>
+
+ port: dnsd
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Bernhard Reutner-Fischer <rep.dot.nop@gmail.com>
+
+ misc
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+ initial e2fsprogs, printenv, setarch, sum, misc
+
+=for html <br>
+
+Jie Zhang <jie.zhang@analog.com>
+
+ fixed two bugs in msh and hush (exitcode of killed processes)
+
+=cut
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