# system76/firmware-open

System76 Open Firmware

Repository: https://github.com/system76/firmware-open
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/firmware-open
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-24T16:58:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2725, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1057, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:24.877691+00:00)

## What it is
System76's open source firmware distribution built on coreboot and EDK2 for their laptops and desktops. It provides build tooling, board definitions, and documentation for flashing open firmware on supported hardware.

## Use cases
- build open source firmware for a System76 laptop
- replace proprietary BIOS with coreboot on supported hardware
- customize UEFI firmware settings and boot behavior
- update firmware on System76 machines
- contribute board ports for new hardware

## When to choose
- you own a System76 device and want open firmware
- you need a coreboot/EDK2 reference for x86 laptop firmware
- you want to audit or modify your machine's firmware

## When to avoid
- your hardware is not a supported System76 model
- you need a turnkey firmware update utility rather than a build system
- you are not comfortable flashing firmware with brick risk

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, security, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, embedded-systems, self-hosted, operating-systems
- platform: embedded, cpp, c
- tags: coreboot, edk2, firmware, open-firmware, system76, uefi, bios, linux

## Member repositories
- system76/firmware-open (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.877691+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:58:01.964374+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/system76/firmware-open (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:24.877691+00:00, sha cbc37098cd54)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.