config BR2_PACKAGE_MOSQUITTO
bool "mosquitto"
help
- Mosquitto is an open source message broker that implements
- the MQ Telemetry Transport protocol versions 3.1 and
- 3.1.1. MQTT provides a lightweight method of carrying out
- messaging using a publish/subscribe model. This makes it
- suitable for "machine to machine" messaging such as with low
- power sensors or mobile devices such as phones, embedded
- computers or microcontrollers like the Arduino.
+ Eclipse Mosquitto is an open source (EPL/EDL licensed) message
+ broker that implements the MQTT protocol versions 5.0, 3.1.1
+ and 3.1. Mosquitto is lightweight and is suitable for use on
+ all devices from low power single board computers to full
+ servers.
+
+ The MQTT protocol provides a lightweight method of carrying
+ out messaging using a publish/subscribe model. This makes it
+ suitable for Internet of Things messaging such as with low
+ power sensors or mobile devices such as phones,
+ embedded computers or microcontrollers.
+
+ The Mosquitto project also provides a C library for
+ implementing MQTT clients, and the very popular mosquitto_pub
+ and mosquitto_sub command line MQTT clients.
http://mosquitto.org/