Split networking apps into a 'netkit-tiny'

Erik Andersen andersen at lineo.com
Mon Jun 26 19:34:05 UTC 2000


Package: busybox
Version: 0.45
Severity: wishlist

All the networking apps currently in BusyBox should be split out into a
separate package (named perhaps 'netkit-tiny'?).  This would remove the
following items from BusyBox: hostid, hostname, nc, nslookup, telnet, and ping.
nfs mounting and syslogd (when it supports network logging) should probably
remain in BusyBox.

Splitting things will 1) make configuration simpler 2) simplify the task of
auditing 'netkit-tiny' for security holes, and 3) separate functionality into
logical packages (the way tinylogin was split out).

 -Erik

--
Erik B. Andersen   email:  andersen at lineo.com
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--

---------------------------------------
Received: (at 1013-done) by bugs.lineo.com; 9 Mar 2001 22:21:32 +0000


More information about the busybox mailing list