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"or example just

   /bin/ls

after /bin/ls is linked to /bin/busybox." I think there should be an additional 'ls' in the end - like '/bin/busybox ls'

I thought the way BusyBox worked was that 'ls' and friends were symlinked to /bin/busybox and then when the binary was run, it figured out under what name it was called and then manifested appropriate behavior? --Gwern (contribs) 19:13 7 June 2007 (GMT)

It works both ways. "ln -s /bin/busybox /bin/ls; /bin/ls > test1; /bin/busybox ls > test2; cmp test1 test2 || echo wtf;"

[edit] author vs developer

The sidebar makes a distinction between developers and authors. I don't understand the distinction.

Perhaps "Author" means "Designer". This is suggested by the links involved. If so, that word should be used.

Perhaps "Author" is meant to convey "Project Founder" (but from what I understand that isn't accurate).

Perhaps "Author" just means "original developer". That terminology makes sense.

I'm not going to "be bold" and change it because I don't know what is intended to be conveyed. Could someone who does please explain? DHR 04:36, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Looking through the talk pages for the templates, I think author is being used in the sense of 'original developer' - so all authors would be developers, but not all developers are the author(s). --Gwern (contribs) 16:12 21 September 2007 (GMT)