This online article at IBM's developerWorks website provides best practices and how-to guidance on how to build a working Linux system for resource-constrained systems with limited memory and storage. The article was written for the purpose of explaining how to make use of older, less resource-rich hardware — but it offers some sage advice on doing more with less, by using Linux along with some… embedded-oriented add-ons (uClibc and BusyBox). Step-by-step instructions on configuring and building the Linux kernel, uClibc, and BusyBox are even included!

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