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BusyBox

collection of Unix tools in a single executable file
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BusyBox
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BusyBox

Summary

BusyBox is a free software[1]. BusyBox has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • BusyBox's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • BusyBox's instance of is recorded as utility software[4].
  • BusyBox's developer is recorded as Bruce Perens[5].
  • BusyBox's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • BusyBox's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • BusyBox's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.38[9].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.00[10].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.2.1[11].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.0[12].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.23.0[13].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.23.1[14].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.23.2[15].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24.0[16].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24.1[17].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.24.2[18].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.25.0[19].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.25.1[20].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.26.0[21].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.26.1[22].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.26.2[23].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.27.0[24].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.27.1[25].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.27.2[26].
  • BusyBox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.28.0[27].

Body

Publication

BusyBox is part of Software Freedom Conservancy[28].

Why It Matters

BusyBox has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Bruce Perens free software OpenWrt Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . busybox.net. Retrieved . busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . busybox.net. busybox.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sfconservancy.org. Retrieved . sfconservancy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · ~2026-37601-45 · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://busybox.net/
    Software version identifier → 0.38, 1.00, 1.2.2.1 +39
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://busybox.net"
  2. 16d ago · Lbocquet · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Operating system → —
    License → —
    Instance of → free software, utility software
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.24.0"
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