Eclipse Public License
E184311
The Eclipse Public License is a widely used open-source software license that permits use, modification, and distribution of covered software while imposing certain copyleft-style obligations on derivative works.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Public License canonical | 14 |
| EPL-1.0 | 2 |
| EPL-2.0 | 2 |
| Eclipse Public License 1.0 | 2 |
| Eclipse Public License 2.0 | 2 |
| Eclipse Public License (for some components) | 1 |
| Eclipse Public License 2.0 (core components) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1636066 — 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: Eclipse Public License Context triple: [Eclipse, license, Eclipse Public License]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
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E.
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.
- 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: Eclipse Public License Target entity description: The Eclipse Public License is a widely used open-source software license that permits use, modification, and distribution of covered software while imposing certain copyleft-style obligations on derivative works.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free and open-source software license
ⓘ
software license ⓘ software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EPL ⓘ |
| allows | secondary licensing under GNU General Public License for certain files ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Free Software Foundation as a free software license
ⓘ
Free Software Foundation as a free software license ⓘ Open Source Initiative ⓘ Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| category | permissive with weak copyleft obligations ⓘ |
| clarifies | patent licensing terms ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | GNU General Public License via secondary licensing in some contexts ⓘ |
| contains |
patent grant
ⓘ
patent retaliation clause ⓘ |
| copyleftType |
weak copyleft
ⓘ
weak copyleft ⓘ weak copyleft ⓘ |
| developer | Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| governs |
Eclipse Rich Client Platform
ⓘ
surface form:
Eclipse platform
many Eclipse Foundation projects ⓘ |
| imposes | copyleft-style obligations on derivative works ⓘ |
| improves | compatibility with GNU General Public License via secondary license mechanism ⓘ |
| intendedFor | software ⓘ |
| isVersionOf |
Eclipse Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
Eclipse Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
|
| jurisdiction | United States law as primary governing law ⓘ |
| licenseModel | copyleft ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith | GNU General Public License by default ⓘ |
| permits |
copy
ⓘ
distribute ⓘ modify ⓘ use ⓘ |
| publisher | Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| releasedBy |
Eclipse Foundation
ⓘ
Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Eclipse Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
|
| requires |
disclosure of source code for EPL-licensed modifications when distributed in object code form
ⓘ
inclusion of license text in distributions ⓘ notices of modifications ⓘ |
| spdxIdentifier |
Eclipse Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EPL-1.0
Eclipse Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
EPL-1.0
Eclipse Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
EPL-2.0
Eclipse Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
EPL-2.0
|
| supersedes |
Eclipse Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
|
| usedBy |
Eclipse IDE
ⓘ
Eclipse Modeling Framework ⓘ many Eclipse ecosystem plug-ins and tools ⓘ |
| versionOf |
Eclipse Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Eclipse Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-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: Eclipse Public License Description of subject: The Eclipse Public License is a widely used open-source software license that permits use, modification, and distribution of covered software while imposing certain copyleft-style obligations on derivative works.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0 (core components)
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
this entity surface form:
EPL-1.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
EPL-2.0
subject surface form:
Eclipse Public License 2.0
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License 1.0
this entity surface form:
EPL-1.0
this entity surface form:
EPL-2.0
this entity surface form:
Eclipse Public License (for some components)