Apache License 2.0
E13748
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.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T122555 — 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: Apache License 2.0 Context triple: [Android, license, Apache License 2.0]
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A.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
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B.
Creative Commons license
A Creative Commons license is a standardized public copyright license that allows creators to grant the public permission to share, use, and sometimes modify their work under specified conditions.
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C.
Creative Commons License Chooser
Creative Commons License Chooser is an online tool that guides users through selecting an appropriate Creative Commons license for their creative works based on their sharing and reuse preferences.
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D.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
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E.
W3C Document License
The W3C Document License is a permissive license used by the World Wide Web Consortium for its technical documents, allowing broad use and redistribution while preserving attribution and certain usage conditions.
- 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: Apache License 2.0 Target entity description: 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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A.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
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B.
Creative Commons license
A Creative Commons license is a standardized public copyright license that allows creators to grant the public permission to share, use, and sometimes modify their work under specified conditions.
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C.
Creative Commons License Chooser
Creative Commons License Chooser is an online tool that guides users through selecting an appropriate Creative Commons license for their creative works based on their sharing and reuse preferences.
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D.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
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E.
W3C Document License
The W3C Document License is a permissive license used by the World Wide Web Consortium for its technical documents, allowing broad use and redistribution while preserving attribution and certain usage conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software license
ⓘ
open-source license ⓘ permissive license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| allows |
commercial use
ⓘ
distribution of modified versions ⓘ distribution of original software ⓘ modification of source code ⓘ sublicensing through redistribution under different terms ⓘ use of the licensed software for any purpose ⓘ |
| allowsProprietaryDerivativeWorks | true ⓘ |
| author | Apache Software Foundation ⓘ |
| category | permissive open-source software license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 3
|
| copyleft | false ⓘ |
| FSFApproved | true ⓘ |
| governingLaw | not specified; left to parties or courts ⓘ |
| grants |
copyright license
ⓘ
patent license ⓘ right to distribute the work ⓘ right to prepare derivative works ⓘ right to publicly display the work ⓘ right to publicly perform the work ⓘ right to reproduce ⓘ right to sublicense through distribution under different terms ⓘ |
| includes |
disclaimer of warranty
ⓘ
limitation of liability ⓘ patent retaliation clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| licenseClass | permissive ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 2 only
|
| OSIApproved | true ⓘ |
| prohibits | use of trademarks of the licensors without permission ⓘ |
| publisher | Apache Software Foundation ⓘ |
| requires |
NOTICE file to be included when provided by the original work
ⓘ
attribution to original authors in NOTICE file when applicable ⓘ preservation of copyright notice ⓘ preservation of license text in redistributions ⓘ state significant changes made to the original files ⓘ |
| requiresSourceDisclosure | false ⓘ |
| shortName |
Apache License 2.0
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache 2.0
|
| SPDXIdentifier |
Apache License 2.0
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Apache-2.0
|
| supersedes | Apache License 1.1 ⓘ |
| textAvailableAt | https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data and other content
ⓘ
documentation ⓘ software ⓘ |
| versionNumber | 2.0 ⓘ |
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: Apache License 2.0 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (424)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Architecture Components
this entity surface form:
Apache License 2.0 (via Apache Velocity project)
this entity surface form:
Apache License 2.0 (via FreeMarker project)
subject surface form:
Apache Software Foundation
this entity surface form:
Apache License
this entity surface form:
Apache License 2.0 (AOSP components)
subject surface form:
Apache ORC