Barebox
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| Original author(s) | Sascha Hauer, the barebox community |
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| Stable release | v2016.03.0 / March 10, 2016 |
| Development status | active |
| Written in | C, Assembly language |
| Platform | ARM, Blackfin, MIPS, Nios, x86 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Firmware, Bootloader |
| License | GPL v2 |
| Website | http://www.barebox.org |
Barebox is an open source, primary boot loader used in embedded devices. It is available for a number of different computer architectures, including ARM, Blackfin, MIPS, Nios and x86.
History
The barebox project began in July 2007. It was initially derived from Das U-Boot and adheres to several of its ideas, so users familiar with U-Boot are meant to come into production quickly with barebox. As the barebox developers are dedicated to the Linux kernel's coding style and code quality, barebox tries to stick as closely as possible to the methodologies and techniques developed in Linux.
Why barebox?
Most embedded Linux developers are familiar with busybox, the Swiss Army knife of embedded Linux. barebox aims to be the same Swiss army knife for bare metal; hence, it was called 'barebox'.