MPL 2.0
E131086
MPL 2.0 is a modern, file-level copyleft open-source software license created by Mozilla that balances protection of contributions with compatibility and flexibility for commercial use.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozilla Public License 2.0 | 6 |
| MPL 2.0 canonical | 2 |
| MPL-2.0 | 2 |
| Mozilla Public License | 1 |
| Mozilla Public License version 2.0 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1160764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPL 2.0 Context triple: [SpiderMonkey, license, MPL 2.0]
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A.
Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
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B.
Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
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C.
MIT License
The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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D.
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License is a free software license that allows developers to use and integrate covered software libraries into their own programs, including proprietary ones, under certain copyleft conditions.
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E.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPL 2.0 Target entity description: MPL 2.0 is a modern, file-level copyleft open-source software license created by Mozilla that balances protection of contributions with compatibility and flexibility for commercial use.
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A.
Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
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B.
Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
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C.
MIT License
The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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D.
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License is a free software license that allows developers to use and integrate covered software libraries into their own programs, including proprietary ones, under certain copyleft conditions.
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E.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft license
ⓘ
file-level copyleft license ⓘ open-source license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
MPL 2.0
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MPL-2.0
|
| allows |
combining with proprietary code
ⓘ
distribution of binaries under different terms ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| author | Mozilla Foundation ⓘ |
| category | free and open-source software license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU Affero General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
AGPL
Apache License 2.0 ⓘ GPLv2 via secondary license ⓘ GPLv3 via secondary license ⓘ GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL
|
| copyleftScope | file-level ⓘ |
| copyleftType | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| FSFApproved | true ⓘ |
| fullName |
MPL 2.0
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozilla Public License version 2.0
|
| goal |
balance protection of contributions with commercial flexibility
ⓘ
improve compatibility with other free and open-source licenses ⓘ |
| governs | covered source files individually ⓘ |
| hasSection |
disclaimer of warranty
ⓘ
limitation of liability ⓘ patent grant ⓘ patent retaliation ⓘ |
| intendedFor | software ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| licenseModel | permissive-compatible copyleft ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Mozilla Foundation ⓘ |
| OSIApproved | true ⓘ |
| patentGrant | explicit patent license from contributors ⓘ |
| patentRetaliation | termination on patent litigation ⓘ |
| publisher | Mozilla Foundation ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012-01-03 ⓘ |
| replaces | MPL 1.1 ⓘ |
| requires |
disclosure of source code for modified MPL-covered files
ⓘ
making source of modified files available when distributed ⓘ preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ providing a copy of the license ⓘ |
| SPDXIdentifier | MPL-2.0 ⓘ |
| supersedes |
MPL 1.1
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozilla Public License 1.1
|
| usedFor |
Mozilla
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozilla projects
third-party open-source projects ⓘ |
| version | 2.0 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/ ⓘ |
| writtenIn | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MPL 2.0 Description of subject: MPL 2.0 is a modern, file-level copyleft open-source software license created by Mozilla that balances protection of contributions with compatibility and flexibility for commercial use.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License
subject surface form:
Brave
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License version 2.0
this entity surface form:
MPL-2.0
subject surface form:
Thunderbird
this entity surface form:
MPL-2.0
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
Mozilla Public License 2.0