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  3. <h3>A C library for embedded Linux</h3>
  4. uClibc (aka µClibc/pronounced yew-see-lib-see) is a C library for developing
  5. embedded Linux systems. It is much smaller than the <a
  6. href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library</a>, but nearly
  7. all applications supported by glibc also work perfectly with uClibc. Porting
  8. applications from glibc to uClibc typically involves just recompiling the
  9. source code. uClibc even supports shared libraries and threading. It currently
  10. runs on <a href="http://kernel.org/">standard Linux</a> and <a
  11. href="http://www.uclinux.org">MMU-less (also known as µClinux)</a> systems with
  12. support for alpha, ARM, cris, i386, i960, h8300, m68k, mips/mipsel, PowerPC,
  13. SH, SPARC, and v850 processors.
  14. <p>
  15. If you are building an embedded Linux system and you find that
  16. glibc is eating up too much space, you may want to consider using
  17. uClibc. If you are building a huge fileserver with 12 Terabytes
  18. of storage, then using glibc may make more sense. Unless, for
  19. example, that 12 Terabytes will be Network Attached Storage and
  20. you plan to burn Linux into the system's firmware...
  21. <p>
  22. uClibc is maintained by <a href=
  23. "http://codepoet.org/andersen/erik/erik.html">Erik Andersen</a>
  24. and is licensed under the
  25. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html">GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a>
  26. . This license allows you to make closed source commercial applications using
  27. uClibc. (Please consider sharing some of the money you make ;-). You do not need
  28. to give away all your source code just because you use uClibc and/or run on Linux.
  29. See the <a href="FAQ.html">list of Frequently Asked Questions</a> for details.
  30. <p>
  31. <h3>Sponsors</h3>
  32. Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their
  33. support! They have provided money for equipment and
  34. bandwidth. Next time you need help with a project,
  35. consider these fine companies!
  36. <ul>
  37. <li><a href="http://www.penguru.net">Penguru Consulting</a><br>
  38. Custom development for embedded Linux systems and multimedia platforms
  39. </li>
  40. <li><a href="http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br>
  41. Embedded open source consulting in Europe.
  42. </li>
  43. <li><a href="http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet Consulting</a><br>
  44. Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc
  45. development.
  46. </li>
  47. </ul>
  48. If you wish to be a sponsor, or if you have already contributed and would like
  49. your name added here, email <a href= "mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik</a>.
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  54. Do you like uClibc? Do you need support? Do you need some features
  55. added? Then why not help out? We are happy to accept donations
  56. (such as bandwidth, mirrors sites, and hardware for the various
  57. architectures). We can also provide support contracts, and implement
  58. funded feature requests. To contribute, you can either click on the
  59. Donate image to donate using PayPal, or you can contact Erik at
  60. <a href="http://codepoet-consulting.com/">CodePoet Consulting</a>
  61. (we have a credit card machine so you can avoid PayPal if you wish).
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