GNU Affero General Public License
E59581
The GNU Affero General Public License is a copyleft free software license designed to ensure that users of software provided over a network receive access to its source code and the same freedoms to use, modify, and share it.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477660 — 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 Affero General Public License Context triple: [Free Software Foundation, maintains, GNU Affero General Public License]
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
MIT License
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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E.
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.
- 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 Affero General Public License Target entity description: The GNU Affero General Public License is a copyleft free software license designed to ensure that users of software provided over a network receive access to its source code and the same freedoms to use, modify, and share it.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
MIT License
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft license
ⓘ
free software license ⓘ network copyleft license ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
AGPL
|
| addresses |
ASP loophole
ⓘ
software as a service loophole ⓘ |
| author | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 2
GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 3
|
| category | network service license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 3
|
| copyleftCondition |
modified versions must be licensed under the same license
ⓘ
source code must be made available to users interacting over a network ⓘ |
| copyleftType | strong copyleft ⓘ |
| developer | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| documentLanguage | English ⓘ |
| FSFApprovalStatus | recommended by Free Software Foundation for network server software ⓘ |
| governingLaw | none specified, uses copyright law generally ⓘ |
| grants |
freedom to distribute modified versions
ⓘ
freedom to modify the program ⓘ freedom to run the program for any purpose ⓘ freedom to share copies ⓘ freedom to study the program ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 1
GNU Affero General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 3
|
| intendedFor |
free software
ⓘ
network server software ⓘ web applications ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| licenseClass | copyleft ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU General Public License version 2 only
|
| OSIApprovalStatus | approved by Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU licenses ⓘ |
| permits |
commercial use
ⓘ
private modification ⓘ redistribution under the same license ⓘ |
| prohibits | adding further restrictions beyond the license terms ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ |
| requires |
disclosure of source code to network users
ⓘ
distribution of complete corresponding source code ⓘ preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ providing source code when conveying the program ⓘ providing source code when offering the program as a network service ⓘ |
| shortName |
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
AGPLv1
GNU Affero General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
AGPLv3
|
| website | https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html ⓘ |
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 Affero General Public License Description of subject: The GNU Affero General Public License is a copyleft free software license designed to ensure that users of software provided over a network receive access to its source code and the same freedoms to use, modify, and share it.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Affero General Public License
subject surface form:
Open Library
GNU Affero General Public License
→
abbreviation
→
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
AGPL
GNU Affero General Public License
→
hasVersion
→
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 1
GNU Affero General Public License
→
hasVersion
→
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 3
GNU Affero General Public License
→
shortName
→
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 1
this entity surface form:
AGPLv1
GNU Affero General Public License
→
shortName
→
GNU Affero General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License version 3
this entity surface form:
AGPLv3
this entity surface form:
AGPL
this entity surface form:
GNU Affero General Public License v3
this entity surface form:
GNU AGPL version 3