Software:LEAF Project
| Stable release | Bering-uClibc 7.2.2
/ 8 May 2022[1] |
|---|---|
| Written in | Bourne shell |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | leaf |
The LEAF (Linux Embedded Appliance Framework) Project is a collection of Linux distributions that began as a fork from the Linux Router Project (LRP) "linux-on-a-floppy" distribution.[2][3] Most users of these distributions are primarily interested in router and firewall functions, particularly as combined with the convenience of major features of general Linux distributions such as shells, packet filtering, SSH servers, DNS services, file servers, webmin and the like. LEAF is a common choice when commercial NAT routers are insufficiently flexible or secure, or are unattractively nonconformant to open source philosophy.[citation needed]
Characteristics
LEAF is capable of running a powerful NAT firewall with several ancillary services on computer hardware generally considered obsolete, such as 486 workstations with no hard disk.
LEAF is intended to work well with read-only storage media, such as write-protected floppy drives or optical discs. Distribution sizes range from a single floppy disk to several hundred megabytes.
LEAF distributions typically include software designed to be economical in executable size, such as uClibc, BusyBox, Dropbear, and Shorewall.
LEAF's origins lie in Debian Sarge, though many boot processes and daemon control mechanisms have been modified heavily.
See also
- List of router or firewall distributions
- Alpine Linux
References
- ↑ "Bering-uClibc 7.2.x - Changelog". https://bering-uclibc.zetam.org/wiki/Bering-uClibc_7.2.x_-_Changelog.
- ↑ Weeks, Roger (2004). Linux unwired. Edd Dumbill, Brian Jepson. Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly. pp. 136. ISBN 978-1-4919-9474-0. OCLC 177673348. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/177673348.
- ↑ Barken, Lee (2004). How secure is your wireless network? : safeguarding your Wi-Fi-LAN. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR. pp. 105. ISBN 0-13-140206-4. OCLC 52638748. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52638748.
External links
- LEAF Linux Embedded Appliance Framework project documentation
- LEAF Linux Embedded Appliance Framework project homepage at sourceforge
- LEAF Linux Embedded Appliance Framework page at Ohloh
- An article at LWN.net discussing LRP/LEAF as an example of underappreciated free software
- An article from Network World listing LEAF as one of "25 free open source projects IT pros will love"
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