GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
E341107
The GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception is a copyleft free software license variant that allows linking of GPL-licensed code with proprietary or differently licensed software without imposing the GPL’s full reciprocity requirements on the entire combined work.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3245019 — 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: GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception Context triple: [HotSpot JVM, license, GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception]
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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.
Eclipse Public License
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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C.
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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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.
GNU licenses
GNU licenses are a family of free software licenses created by the Free Software Foundation to guarantee users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify 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: GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception Target entity description: The GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception is a copyleft free software license variant that allows linking of GPL-licensed code with proprietary or differently licensed software without imposing the GPL’s full reciprocity requirements on the entire combined work.
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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.
Eclipse Public License
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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C.
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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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.
GNU licenses
GNU licenses are a family of free software licenses created by the Free Software Foundation to guarantee users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GPL variant
ⓘ
copyleft license ⓘ free software license ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage adoption of GPL libraries
ⓘ
reduce licensing barriers for use in proprietary software ⓘ |
| allows |
linking with differently licensed software
ⓘ
linking with non-GPL free software ⓘ linking with proprietary software ⓘ |
| appliesTo | linking of independent modules to GPL libraries ⓘ |
| category |
free and open-source software license
ⓘ
open source license ⓘ |
| clarifies | conditions for linking to non-GPL code ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | proprietary applications at link-time ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | GPL-covered code and independent modules ⓘ |
| doesNotImpose | full GPL reciprocity on entire combined work ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | source code disclosure for independent proprietary modules solely linked ⓘ |
| governs |
copying of GPL-covered files
ⓘ
modification of GPL-covered files ⓘ redistribution of GPL-covered files ⓘ |
| grants | permission to link independent modules ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GPL with Classpath Exception
|
| hasCopyleftType | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| hasException |
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Classpath exception
|
| hasLegalEffect | narrows copyleft obligations for linked code ⓘ |
| hasLicenseBase | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| hasLicenseModel | copyleft with linking exception ⓘ |
| hasRightsGranted |
copy
ⓘ
distribute ⓘ modify ⓘ use ⓘ |
| hasScope | linking and distribution of combined works ⓘ |
| imposes | copyleft on covered GPL components ⓘ |
| isConsidered | more permissive than standard GPL for linking ⓘ |
| isDocumentType | legal text ⓘ |
| isIntendedFor |
runtime environments
ⓘ
software libraries ⓘ |
| isPublishedBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| isUsedFor | libraries intended to be widely adopted by third-party applications ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | software licensing ⓘ |
| maintains | GPL copyleft on modified GPL-licensed files ⓘ |
| modifiesConditionOf | distribution of combined works ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 2
GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 3
|
| requires |
distribution of license text with covered code
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notices in GPL-covered code ⓘ source code disclosure for GPL-covered parts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GNU Classpath
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some Java libraries ⓘ |
| usedInContext | Java runtime 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: GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception Description of subject: The GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception is a copyleft free software license variant that allows linking of GPL-licensed code with proprietary or differently licensed software without imposing the GPL’s full reciprocity requirements on the entire combined work.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GPL with Classpath Exception
this entity surface form:
GPLv2 with Classpath Exception
this entity surface form:
GNU General Public License version 2 with Classpath Exception
this entity surface form:
GPL with Classpath Exception
this entity surface form:
GNU General Public License v2 with Classpath exception (some components, via GraalVM / OpenJDK stack)
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
→
hasException
→
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Classpath exception
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
→
hasAbbreviation
→
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
GPL with Classpath Exception
this entity surface form:
GPL with Classpath Exception