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Project Summary
Dropbear is a relatively small SSH 2 server and client. It runs on a variety of POSIX-based platforms. Dropbear is open source software, distributed under a MIT-style license. Dropbear is particularly useful for "embedded"-type Linux (or other Unix) systems, such as wireless routers.
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a large development team
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took an estimated 34 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in March, 2006
ending with its most recent commit 3 days ago
Quick Reference
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear
MIT License
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