GNU Lesser General Public License
E60315
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.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNU Lesser General Public License canonical | 33 |
| LGPL | 25 |
| GNU Library General Public License | 2 |
| LGPL version 3 | 2 |
| GNU LGPL v2.1 | 1 |
| GNU LGPL version 2.1 | 1 |
| GNU LGPL version 3 | 1 |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3 | 1 |
| GPL | 1 |
| LGPL version 1 | 1 |
| LGPL version 2 | 1 |
| LGPL version 2.1 | 1 |
| LGPL-2.1-or-later | 1 |
| LGPLv3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477659 — 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 Lesser General Public License Context triple: [Free Software Foundation, maintains, GNU Lesser 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.
GNU Affero General Public License
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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C.
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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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.
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.
- 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 Lesser General Public License Target entity description: 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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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.
GNU Affero General Public License
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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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU license
ⓘ
copyleft license ⓘ free software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL
|
| allows | linking with proprietary software under certain conditions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
software components
ⓘ
software libraries ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Free Software Foundation as a free software license
ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| author | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| canBeRelicensedUnder | GNU General Public License for modified versions of the library ⓘ |
| category | open source license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| contrastWith | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| copyleftScope |
derivative works of the LGPL-covered library
ⓘ
modifications to the LGPL-covered library ⓘ |
| copyleftType | file-level copyleft in many interpretations ⓘ |
| developer | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| differenceFrom | GNU General Public License has stronger copyleft requirements for linked code ⓘ |
| formerName |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Library General Public License
|
| FSFApproved | true ⓘ |
| goal | promote use of free software libraries in both free and proprietary programs ⓘ |
| governs |
copying of covered library code
ⓘ
distribution of covered library code ⓘ modification of covered library code ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL version 1
GNU Lesser General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL version 2
GNU Lesser General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL version 2.1
GNU Lesser General Public License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL version 3
|
| intendedFor | software libraries that may be used by proprietary programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| latestVersion |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL version 3
|
| legalBasis | copyright law ⓘ |
| licenseClass | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| OSIApproved | true ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Project licensing framework ⓘ |
| permits |
use in proprietary applications via dynamic linking
ⓘ
use in proprietary applications via static linking under conditions ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedLicense |
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 |
allowing reverse engineering for debugging modifications when combined with proprietary software
ⓘ
making modifications to the LGPL-covered library available under the LGPL ⓘ not imposing further restrictions on recipients’ exercise of the license rights ⓘ providing a copy of the license with the distribution ⓘ |
| shortName |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LGPL
|
| supersedes |
GNU Lesser General Public License
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Library General Public License
|
| website | https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.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 Lesser General Public License Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (72)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
LGPLv3
subject surface form:
Mutter
this entity surface form:
LGPL
this entity surface form:
GNU LGPL version 2.1
this entity surface form:
GNU LGPL version 3
subject surface form:
Chromium
this entity surface form:
LGPL
this entity surface form:
GNU Lesser General Public License v3