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software project aimed at replacing proprietary firmware (BIOS or UEFI) found in most computers
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coreboot

Summary

coreboot is a firmware[1]. coreboot draws 976 Wikipedia views per month (firmware category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • coreboot's instance of is recorded as firmware[3].
  • coreboot's instance of is recorded as bootloader[4].
  • coreboot's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • coreboot's developer is recorded as Patrick Georgi[6].
  • coreboot's developer is recorded as Kyösti Mälkki[7].
  • coreboot's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • coreboot's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • coreboot's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[10].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1[11].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2[12].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3[13].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4[14].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5[15].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6[16].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.7[17].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8[18].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.1[19].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.10[20].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.11[21].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.13[22].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.15[23].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.17[24].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.18[25].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.19[26].
  • coreboot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.20[27].

Body

Geography

coreboot is part of Software Freedom Conservancy[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include firmware[3], bootloader[4], and free and open-source software[5].

Why It Matters

coreboot draws 976 Wikipedia views per month (firmware category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] coreboot has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] coreboot is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

assembly language Asus M4A785T-M firmware

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . coreboot.org. coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . phoronix.com. Retrieved . phoronix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. Retrieved . blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . blogs.coreboot.org. Retrieved . blogs.coreboot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sfconservancy.org. Retrieved . sfconservancy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Lokiretro · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 +23
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 26.04"
  2. 8w ago · Humanoid-human-5 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → —
    Copyright status → —
    Icon → —
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    + 57 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot"
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