OSI
E431914
OSI is a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects open-source software by maintaining the Open Source Definition and approving open-source licenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OSI canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4325088 — 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: OSI Context triple: [Open Source Initiative, abbreviation, OSI]
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A.
OSI protocol suite
The OSI protocol suite is a conceptual networking framework that defines a seven-layer model for how different communication protocols interact to enable data exchange across networks.
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B.
OSII
OSII is the acronym for the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, a governmental unit focused on gathering, analyzing, and disseminating critical intelligence and data for decision-making and security purposes.
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C.
SNMP over OSI
SNMP over OSI is a specification for running the Simple Network Management Protocol on top of the OSI protocol stack instead of the traditional TCP/IP stack.
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D.
TCP/IP
TCP/IP is the fundamental communication protocol suite that enables data transmission and networking across the internet and most modern computer networks.
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E.
OSPP
OSPP is the abbreviated name for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, a governmental body focused on developing and coordinating strategic policy initiatives.
- 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: OSI Target entity description: OSI is a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects open-source software by maintaining the Open Source Definition and approving open-source licenses.
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A.
OSI protocol suite
The OSI protocol suite is a conceptual networking framework that defines a seven-layer model for how different communication protocols interact to enable data exchange across networks.
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B.
OSII
OSII is the acronym for the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, a governmental unit focused on gathering, analyzing, and disseminating critical intelligence and data for decision-making and security purposes.
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C.
SNMP over OSI
SNMP over OSI is a specification for running the Simple Network Management Protocol on top of the OSI protocol stack instead of the traditional TCP/IP stack.
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D.
TCP/IP
TCP/IP is the fundamental communication protocol suite that enables data transmission and networking across the internet and most modern computer networks.
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E.
OSPP
OSPP is the abbreviated name for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, a governmental body focused on developing and coordinating strategic policy initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OSI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
collaborative software development
ⓘ
open development models ⓘ software transparency ⓘ |
| approves | open-source licenses ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Free Software Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linux Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines | criteria for open-source licenses ⓘ |
| establishedIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
digital rights
ⓘ
open-source licensing ⓘ software freedom ⓘ |
| focusesOn | open-source software ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bruce Perens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric S. Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| fullName | Open Source Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
community outreach
ⓘ
education about open source ⓘ license review ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ |
| hasBoard | Board of Directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocument | Open Source Definition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
affiliate membership
ⓘ
individual membership ⓘ sponsorship program ⓘ |
| hasRole |
General Manager
ⓘ
President ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Palo Alto, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
open-source licensing practices
ⓘ
software freedom policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ |
| licenseListType | OSI-approved licenses ⓘ |
| maintains | Open Source Definition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors | use of the term open source ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | tax-exempt ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
information technology
ⓘ
software ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of open-source software
ⓘ
protection of open-source software ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| subjectOf | open-source governance discussions ⓘ |
| website | https://opensource.org ⓘ |
| worksOn | public policy related to open source ⓘ |
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: OSI Description of subject: OSI is a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects open-source software by maintaining the Open Source Definition and approving open-source licenses.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.