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-    Initially, the project began since the GNU C library lacks support for
+    Initially, the project began since the GNU C library lacked support for
     MMU-less systems, and because glibc is very large.  The GNU C library is
     designed with a very different set of goals then uClibc.  The GNU C library
     is a great piece of software, make no mistake.  It is compliant with just
@@ -109,38 +109,46 @@ to the uClibc home page.</a>
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-    uClibc has been designed from the ground up to be a C library for embedded
-    Linux.  We don't need to worry about things like MS-DOS support, or BeOS,
-    or AmigaOs any other system.  This lets us cut out a lot of complexity and
-    very carefully optimize for Linux.  By very careful design, we can also
-    take a few shortcuts.  
-<!-- FIXME
-    For example, glibc's stdio code (handling things
-    like printf, scanf, fopen, etc) has been evolved over many years by
-    patching various bits of additional functionality as needed.  uClibc's
-    stdio code was written by just one person, and was carefully designed from
-    the outset to comply with the latest standards while carefully reusing code
-    and being as small and configurable as possible,  In this way, uClibc's
-    stdio code...
-
-    There are many similar examples.  
--->
-    In other cases, uClibc
-    leaves certain features (such as full C99 Math library support, IPV6, and
-    RPC support) disabled by default.  Those features can be enabled for people
-    that need them, but are otherwise disabled to save space.
+    uClibc and glibc have different goals.  glibc strives for features
+    and performance, and is targeted for desktops and servers with
+    (these days) lots of resources.  It also strives for ABI stability.
 
     <p>
 
-    Glibc is a general purpose C library, and so as policy things are optimized
-    for speed.  Most of uClibc's routines have been very carefully written to
-    optimize them for size instead.
+    On the other hand, the goal of uClibc is to provide as much functionality
+    as possible in a small amount of space, and it is intended primarily for
+    embedded use.  It is also highly configurable in supported features, at the
+    cost of ABI differences for different configurations.  uClibc has been
+    designed from the ground up to be a C library for embedded Linux.  We don't
+    need to worry about things like MS-DOS support, or BeOS, or AmigaOs any
+    other system.  This lets us cut out a lot of complexity and very carefully
+    optimize for Linux.
+
+    <p>
+
+    In other cases, uClibc
+    leaves certain features (such as full C99 Math library support, wordexp, 
+    IPV6, and RPC support) disabled by default.  Those features can be enabled 
+    for people that need them, but are otherwise disabled to save space.
+
+    <p>
+    
+    Some of the space savings in uClibc is obtained at the cost of performance,
+    and some is due to sacrificing features.  Much of it comes from aggressive
+    refactoring of code to eliminate redundancy.  In regards to locale data,
+    elimination of redundant data storage resulted in substantial space
+    savings.  The result is a libc that currently includes the features needed
+    by nearly all applications and yet is considerably smaller than glibc.  To
+    compare "apples to apples", if you take uClibc and compile in locale data
+    for about 170 UTF-8 locales, then uClibc will take up about 570k.  If you
+    take glibc and add in locale data for the same 170 UTF-8 locales, you will
+    need over 30MB!!!
 
     <p>
 
     The end result is a C library that will compile just about everything you
     throw at it, that looks like glibc to application programs when you
-    compile, but is many times smaller.
+    compile, and is many times smaller.
 
     
 
@@ -156,6 +164,8 @@ to the uClibc home page.</a>
     If you are building an embedded Linux system and you are tight on space, then
     using uClibc instead if glibc may be a very good idea.
 
+    <p>
+
     If you are trying to build a huge fileserver for your company that will
     have 12 Terabytes of storage, then using glibc may make more sense.  
     Unless, for example, that 12 Terabytes will be Network Attached Storage 
@@ -201,7 +211,7 @@ to the uClibc home page.</a>
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     <B>
-    Can I use it on my desktop i386 system?
+    Can I use it on my x86 development system?
     </B>
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@@ -403,9 +413,18 @@ to the uClibc home page.</a>
 
     <p>
 
-    These days, uClibc is being developed and enhanced by Erik Andersen of
-    <a href="http://codepoet-consulting.com/">CodePoet Consulting</a> along
-    with the rest of the embedded Linux community.
+    In particular, around the end of 2000, Manuel Novoa III got involved with
+    uClibc.  One of his first contributions was the original gcc wrapper.
+    Since then, he has written virtually all of the current uClibc stdio, time,
+    string, ctype, locale, and wchar-related code, as well as much of stdlib
+    and various other bits throught the library.
+
+    <p>
+
+    These days, uClibc is being developed and enhanced by Erik Andersen 
+    and Manuel Novoa III of
+    <a href="http://codepoet-consulting.com/">CodePoet Consulting</a> 
+    along with the rest of the embedded Linux community.