MIT License
E42560
The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T338515 — 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: MIT License Context triple: [PuTTY, license, MIT License]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
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E.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
- 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: MIT License Target entity description: The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
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E.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free, standardized copyright licenses to help creators legally share and reuse their work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software license
ⓘ
permissive license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| allows |
commercial use
ⓘ
distribution ⓘ modification ⓘ private use ⓘ sublicensing ⓘ use in proprietary software ⓘ |
| category |
free and open-source software license
ⓘ
open source license ⓘ |
| copyleft | no ⓘ |
| disclaims |
liability
ⓘ
warranty ⓘ |
| grants |
permission free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of the software
ⓘ
rights to copy the software ⓘ rights to distribute the software ⓘ rights to merge the software ⓘ rights to modify the software ⓘ rights to publish the software ⓘ rights to sell copies of the software ⓘ rights to sublicense the software ⓘ rights to use the software ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Expat License
ⓘ
MIT License ⓘ
surface form:
MIT Expat License
|
| hasCondition | conditions stated in the copyright notice must be met ⓘ |
| hasNoRequirement |
to disclose source code
ⓘ
to license derivative works under the same terms ⓘ |
| imposes | minimal restrictions on reuse ⓘ |
| isApprovedBy | Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| isCompatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 3
many other free software licenses ⓘ |
| isPopular | yes ⓘ |
| isShort | yes ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
applications
ⓘ
libraries ⓘ open source software projects ⓘ proprietary software components ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| liabilityClause | IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY ⓘ |
| licenseType | permissive ⓘ |
| originatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| requires |
inclusion of license text in substantial portions of the software
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notice ⓘ preservation of permission notice ⓘ that copyright and permission notices be included in all copies or substantial portions of the software ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy ⓘ |
| warrantyClause | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ⓘ |
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: MIT License Description of subject: The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
Referenced by (419)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gunicorn
this entity surface form:
MIT License (via Julia language distribution)
subject surface form:
Hack