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Barebox

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Barebox
Original author(s)Sascha Hauer, the barebox community
Initial release24 December 2009;14 years ago(2009-12-24)[1]
Stable release
Monthly release schedule[2][3]
Repository
Written inC,Assembly language
PlatformARM,x86,MIPS,RISC-V,PowerPC,OpenRISC,KalrayMPPA
Available inEnglish
TypeFirmware,Bootloader
LicenseGPL-2.0-only[4]
Websitewww.barebox.orgEdit this on Wikidata

Bareboxis a primaryboot loaderused inembedded devices.It isfree softwareunder theGPL-2.0-onlylicense.[4]It is available for a number of differentcomputer architectures,includingARM,x86,MIPSandRISC-V.[5]

History

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The Barebox project began in July 2007 as u-boot-v2, as it was derived fromDas U-Boot,but with heavier borrowings from Linux like similar utilities and with a more Linux-like coding style.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"barebox-2009.12.0 is out".
  2. ^"Barebox - barebox master repository".
  3. ^"README - barebox - barebox master repository".
  4. ^ab"README - barebox - barebox master repository".
  5. ^"1.2. Barebox — barebox 2021.10.0 documentation".
  6. ^"[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot-NG?".2 July 2007.
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