# oreboot/oreboot

oreboot is a fork of coreboot, with C removed, written in Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/oreboot/oreboot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oreboot
Language: Rust
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: oreboot, rust, hacktoberfest, bootloader, firmware, linux, os, riscv
Last push: 2026-07-13T09:37:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2739, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1794, forks 113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.379735+00:00)

## What it is
oreboot is a downstream fork of coreboot rewritten mostly in Rust (with assembly where needed), serving as a firmware/bootloader for various SoCs and boards. It plans to support only LinuxBoot payloads and targets architectures such as RISC-V and ARM.

## Use cases
- boot Linux directly on RISC-V boards like the Allwinner D1 or HiFive Unleashed
- replace proprietary firmware with an open-source Rust bootloader
- develop and test firmware in QEMU for ARM or RISC-V
- contribute to a Rust-based coreboot fork during Hacktoberfest
- set up RustSBI and device trees for embedded Linux boot

## When to choose
- you need an open-source firmware written in Rust instead of C
- you want LinuxBoot payloads on RISC-V or ARM hardware
- you are experimenting with bootloaders in QEMU or on supported boards

## When to avoid
- you need full x86 or legacy BIOS/UEFI support
- you require payloads other than LinuxBoot
- you need a mature, production-hardened firmware for arbitrary hardware

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, compiler, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, operating-systems, hardware
- platform: embedded, rust, cross-platform
- tags: bootloader, firmware, coreboot-fork, rust, riscv, arm, linuxboot, sbi, linux

## Member repositories
- oreboot/oreboot (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.379735+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 2026-08-30T03:22:54.614921+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oreboot/oreboot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.379735+00:00, sha c8cb93b8ebee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.