DENX, Open Source Embedded Linux Pioneer, Winds Down Operations After 20 Years
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Summary
DENX, a pioneer in Open Source and Embedded Linux, is winding down operations after 20 successful years. The privately-held company, known for its widely-used U-Boot bootloader that runs on millions of devices worldwide, announced its retirement decision in July 2025 and has entered voluntary liquidation. The company's open source projects will continue to be maintained by the community of contributors.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledDENX was a privately-held company that was a pioneer in Open Source and Embedded Linux.
The company's Open Source bootloader U-Boot is currently running on million of devices in the world.
After 20 successful years in the embedded world, the DENX holders decided to wind-down operations and retire.
The decision was announced in July of 2025. As a result of this process, the company entered voluntarily liquidation.
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