Gonix – Unix tools written in Go

Re:Gonix – Unix tools written in Go by Animats on Saturday May 09, 2015 @01:32AM (#9515637)

We really need a busybox in Rust or Go. The existing one has licensing problems and security problems, and is built into too many embedded devices.

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Re:Gonix – Unix tools written in Go by ploxiln on Saturday May 09, 2015 @01:52AM (#9515668)

Busybox is GPLv2. That's the same license as the linux kernel; it's not a problem. You just have to release your modified version of the busybox source if you distribute it in a product. The only difference is that busybox developers enforce the license against the many companies who can't be bothered and respond to requests with lawyers.

That said, a bsd-licensed re-implementation of busybox (still in c) that's pretty far along and has gotten support from some of those companies (including Sony) is "toybox" http://www.landley.net/toybox/

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Re:Gonix – Unix tools written in Go by Fenume on Saturday May 09, 2015 @02:58AM (#9515752)

Also, Toybox will replace Toolbox in Android M.

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Re:Gonix – Unix tools written in Go by sagichmal on Saturday May 09, 2015 @10:38AM (#9516479)

There is a busybox in Go. https://github.com/surma/gobox

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Re:Gonix – Unix tools written in Go by fapjacks on Saturday May 09, 2015 @02:00AM (#9515681)

What licensing problems specifically do you mean here?

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