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Buildroot

Summary

Buildroot is a free software[1]. Buildroot ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buildroot's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Buildroot's instance of is recorded as build automation[4].
  • Buildroot's developer is recorded as Peter Korsgaard[5].
  • Buildroot's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • Buildroot's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • Buildroot's programmed in is recorded as shell script[8].
  • Buildroot's programmed in is recorded as make[9].
  • Buildroot's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2015.11.1[11].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2017.02.1[12].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2017.11.2[13].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2017.02.10[14].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2018.02.1[15].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.27[16].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2020.02.1[17].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2024.11.1[18].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2026.02[19].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2026.05[20].
  • Buildroot's software version identifier is recorded as 2026.08[21].
  • Buildroot's official website is recorded as https://buildroot.org[22].
  • Buildroot's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/[23].
  • Buildroot's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/buildroot[24].
  • Buildroot's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[25].

Why It Matters

Buildroot ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

free software Google Linux make

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Buildroot. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/buildroot
MLA “Buildroot.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/buildroot.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_buildroot_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Buildroot}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/buildroot}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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  1. 28d ago · ~2026-48258-32 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2015.11.1, 2017.02.1, 2017.11.2 +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2026.08"
  2. 16w ago · ~2026-34243-84 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alternativeto software id → buildroot
    Sponsor → Google
    Website → —
    Pro-linux.de dbapp id → 14306
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2026.05"
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