syl20bnr

E308601

Emacs configuration framework open source contributor open source software project software developer

syl20bnr is the creator and lead maintainer of Spacemacs, a popular community-driven Emacs configuration framework.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
syl20bnr canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2889647 — 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: syl20bnr
Context triple: [Spacemacs, hasPrimaryMaintainer, syl20bnr]

A. SYR
SYR is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Middle Eastern nation of Syria.
B. SYP
SYP is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Syrian pound, the official monetary unit of Syria.
C. BANZSL
BANZSL is the family of closely related sign languages used in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, sharing a common historical origin and many linguistic features.
D. SILE
SILE is a modern typesetting system and document processor designed as a more flexible, programmable successor to traditional TeX-based workflows.
E. SL2
SL2 is a branch of Boston’s MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service that connects South Station with the Seaport and Design Center area.
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: syl20bnr
Target entity description: syl20bnr is the creator and lead maintainer of Spacemacs, a popular community-driven Emacs configuration framework.

A. SYR
SYR is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Middle Eastern nation of Syria.
B. SYP
SYP is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Syrian pound, the official monetary unit of Syria.
C. BANZSL
BANZSL is the family of closely related sign languages used in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, sharing a common historical origin and many linguistic features.
D. SILE
SILE is a modern typesetting system and document processor designed as a more flexible, programmable successor to traditional TeX-based workflows.
E. SL2
SL2 is a branch of Boston’s MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service that connects South Station with the Seaport and Design Center area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Emacs configuration framework ⓘ open source contributor ⓘ open source software project ⓘ software developer ⓘ
associatedWith	Emacs community ⓘ
basedOn	GNU Emacs ⓘ
contributedTo	Spacemacs ⓘ
creator	syl20bnr self-linksurface differs ⓘ
developmentModel	community-driven ⓘ
githubUsername	syl20bnr self-link ⓘ
influenced	Emacs configuration practices ⓘ
knownFor	creating Spacemacs ⓘ maintaining Spacemacs ⓘ
license	free and open source software license ⓘ
maintains	Spacemacs ⓘ
notableWork	Spacemacs ⓘ
popularity	popular Emacs configuration framework ⓘ
primaryMaintainer	syl20bnr self-linksurface differs ⓘ
primaryProject	Spacemacs ⓘ
role	creator of Spacemacs ⓘ lead maintainer of Spacemacs ⓘ
softwareDomain	developer tools ⓘ text editor configuration ⓘ text editors ⓘ
targetUserGroup	Emacs users ⓘ Vim users ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spacemacs → hasPrimaryMaintainer → syl20bnr ⓘ

syl20bnr → githubUsername → syl20bnr self-link ⓘ

syl20bnr → primaryMaintainer → syl20bnr self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Spacemacs

syl20bnr → creator → syl20bnr self-linksurface differs ⓘ