> On Sep 3, 2015, at 1:27 PM, Richard Purdie > <richard.pur...@linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > > On Thu, 2015-09-03 at 13:22 -0700, Khem Raj wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 5:20 AM, Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> To put this another way, I think it is probably reasonable that we >>>> should be able to build an image from OE-Core with basic functionality >>>> like networking without busybox? >>> >>> That's what I'd support. If everything you need for the functionality with >>> busy >>> box is in oe-core, to me, it doesn't make sense to go outside core to get >>> that >>> same functionality without busybox. >> >> irrespective of this change. I see yet another configuration with this >> into OE-core, overall OE-Core should get smaller >> and case does not sound convincing to me. You dont want to use busybox >> in a fairly large image which has other GPLv2 software in >> it. Thats fine but doesnt look like a common usecase to me > > Nobody mentioned GPLv2, that isn't relevant here.
I assumed thats one reason to not include it. I am trying to understand reasoning to not include busybox. Or is is just because its a poster child for litigations. > > I have heard OE being dismissed since it can't produce an image without > busybox in it. The implication is we can't build "big" Linux, only small > embedded things. The pieces we need busybox for are tiny and should be > easy to replace (like this does). as we include other alternative providers, they get preference over busybox applets even if busybox is part of it. > > So I can see a fairly compelling argument for OE-Core to be able to > generate a busybox free image with standard functionality just from a PR > perspective. From what I gather we have people willing to test and > maintain it too… PR I see. I was searching for technical reasons.
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