{"wikiid":570519,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Linux Router Project","revisionid":1280567,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\n[image|3418764|align=right]\n\nThe Linux Router Project, abbreviated as LRP, was an open-source, networking-centric mini-distribution of Linux used for [[Topic:Router|routers]], terminal servers, and other embedded networking systems. The OS started development in 1997 as a 'router on a floppy', and was small enough to fit on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk that was primarily developed by Dave Cinege, Charles Wright, and Paul Wouters.\n\nLRP is the oldest embedded Linux distributions, and is considered to be one of the founding distributions of many other embedded systems ad commercial products. 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The Linux Router Project, abbreviated as LRP, was an open-source, networking-centric mini-distribution of Linux used for routers<\/a>, terminal servers, and other embedded networking systems. The OS started development in 1997 as a 'router on a floppy', and was small enough to fit on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk that was primarily developed by Dave Cinege, Charles Wright, and Paul Wouters.<\/p>\n\n

LRP is the oldest embedded Linux distributions, and is considered to be one of the founding distributions of many other embedded systems ad commercial products. Many core components of LRP can still be found in many embedded systems including POSIXness and BusyBox.<\/p>\n\n

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Technical Specifications<\/h2><\/div>\n\n
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General Information<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n