Expat License
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The Expat License is a widely used, highly permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, commonly known as the MIT License.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expat License canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113779 — 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: Expat License Context triple: [MIT License, hasAlternativeName, Expat License]
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A.
U visa
The U visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that provides temporary legal status and work authorization to certain noncitizen victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting those crimes.
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B.
T visa
The T visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that allows certain victims of severe human trafficking to remain in the United States and access protection and services while assisting law enforcement.
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C.
Global Entry
Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program that provides expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk international travelers entering the United States.
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D.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free U.S. government service that lets American citizens register their overseas trips so they can receive safety updates and be more easily assisted by embassies and consulates in emergencies.
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E.
Ambassadors International
Ambassadors International was a U.S.-based travel and cruise company best known for operating cruise lines such as Windstar Cruises before ultimately filing for bankruptcy.
- 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: Expat License Target entity description: The Expat License is a widely used, highly permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, commonly known as the MIT License.
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A.
U visa
The U visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that provides temporary legal status and work authorization to certain noncitizen victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement in investigating or prosecuting those crimes.
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B.
T visa
The T visa is a U.S. nonimmigrant visa that allows certain victims of severe human trafficking to remain in the United States and access protection and services while assisting law enforcement.
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C.
Global Entry
Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program that provides expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk international travelers entering the United States.
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D.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free U.S. government service that lets American citizens register their overseas trips so they can receive safety updates and be more easily assisted by embassies and consulates in emergencies.
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E.
Ambassadors International
Ambassadors International was a U.S.-based travel and cruise company best known for operating cruise lines such as Windstar Cruises before ultimately filing for bankruptcy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software license
ⓘ
open-source license ⓘ permissive software license ⓘ |
| allows |
commercial use
ⓘ
distribution ⓘ modification ⓘ private use ⓘ sublicensing ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
MIT License
ⓘ
surface form:
MIT Expat License
MIT License ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| category |
FSF-approved licenses
ⓘ
OSI-approved licenses ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| copyleftStatus | non-copyleft ⓘ |
| governs | use of copyrighted software ⓘ |
| grants |
permission to copy the software
ⓘ
permission to distribute the software ⓘ permission to merge the software ⓘ permission to modify the software ⓘ permission to publish the software ⓘ permission to sell copies of the software ⓘ permission to sublicense the software ⓘ permission to use the software for any purpose ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MIT ⓘ |
| hasObligation | retain copyright and permission notices in copies or substantial portions of the software ⓘ |
| hasWarrantyStatus | provided "as is" without warranty of any kind ⓘ |
| imposes |
no requirement to disclose source code
ⓘ
no requirement to license derivative works under the same terms ⓘ |
| includesClause |
disclaimer of warranty
ⓘ
limitation of liability ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| legalBasis | copyright law ⓘ |
| licenseType | template license text ⓘ |
| popularIn |
commercial software development
ⓘ
open-source community ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
BSD license
ⓘ
surface form:
BSD licenses
ISC license ⓘ
surface form:
X11 License
|
| requires |
inclusion of license text in substantial portions of the software
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notice ⓘ preservation of permission notice ⓘ |
| restrictionLevel | highly permissive ⓘ |
| softwareFreedomStatus | free ⓘ |
| usedFor |
applications
ⓘ
developer tools ⓘ software libraries ⓘ |
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: Expat License Description of subject: The Expat License is a widely used, highly permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, commonly known as the MIT License.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.