Nmap Public Source License
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The Nmap Public Source License is a custom open-source software license created for the Nmap security scanner, combining elements of the GNU GPL with additional clauses tailored to Nmap’s distribution and usage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nmap Public Source License canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8248109 — 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: Nmap Public Source License Context triple: [Nmap, license, Nmap Public Source License]
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A.
Lucent Public License
The Lucent Public License is a free and open-source software license created by Lucent Technologies, notably used for the distribution of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system.
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B.
Mozilla Public License
The Mozilla Public License is a free and open-source software license that combines aspects of copyleft and permissive licensing, allowing code to be mixed with proprietary files while requiring modifications to MPL-covered files to remain open.
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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.
Open Software License 2.1
Open Software License 2.1 is an earlier version of the Open Software License, a copyleft-style open source software license designed to govern the use, modification, and distribution of software.
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E.
University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License (historical)
The University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License is a permissive, non-copyleft free software license similar to the MIT or BSD licenses, historically used by projects such as LLVM.
- 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: Nmap Public Source License Target entity description: The Nmap Public Source License is a custom open-source software license created for the Nmap security scanner, combining elements of the GNU GPL with additional clauses tailored to Nmap’s distribution and usage.
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A.
Lucent Public License
The Lucent Public License is a free and open-source software license created by Lucent Technologies, notably used for the distribution of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system.
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B.
Mozilla Public License
The Mozilla Public License is a free and open-source software license that combines aspects of copyleft and permissive licensing, allowing code to be mixed with proprietary files while requiring modifications to MPL-covered files to remain open.
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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.
Open Software License 2.1
Open Software License 2.1 is an earlier version of the Open Software License, a copyleft-style open source software license designed to govern the use, modification, and distribution of software.
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E.
University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License (historical)
The University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License is a permissive, non-copyleft free software license similar to the MIT or BSD licenses, historically used by projects such as LLVM.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft license
ⓘ
custom license ⓘ free and open-source software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Nmap security scanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | GNU General Public License NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Nmap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
distribution of Nmap
ⓘ
modification of Nmap ⓘ redistribution of Nmap ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | NPSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Fyodor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClause |
allows free redistribution of unmodified Nmap
ⓘ
disclaims warranties ⓘ limits liability of authors and contributors ⓘ modifications to Nmap must be released under the same license ⓘ prohibits integrating Nmap into proprietary products without permission ⓘ prohibits redistributing Nmap in commercial products without separate agreement ⓘ requires preservation of copyright notices ⓘ requires preservation of license text ⓘ requires that advertising materials acknowledge Nmap authorship in some distributions ⓘ source code must be provided for derivative works of Nmap ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GPL-like copyleft terms
ⓘ
additional clauses specific to Nmap ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
encourage contributions back to the Nmap project
ⓘ
ensure availability of Nmap source code ⓘ protect Nmap from being incorporated into proprietary security products ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
not approved as an OSI-certified license
ⓘ
not considered a standard GPL-compatible license ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States law (typical interpretation) ⓘ |
| licenseOf | Nmap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | official Nmap releases ⓘ |
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: Nmap Public Source License Description of subject: The Nmap Public Source License is a custom open-source software license created for the Nmap security scanner, combining elements of the GNU GPL with additional clauses tailored to Nmap’s distribution and usage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.