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Boost Software License

a permissive non-copyleft free software license, compatible with the GNU GPL.
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Boost Software License

Summary

Boost Software License is a permissive free software license[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #9 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boost Software License's instance of is recorded as permissive free software license[3].
  • Boost is named after Boost Software License[4].
  • Boost Software License's logo image is recorded as Boost.png[5].
  • Boost Software License's logo image is recorded as Boost.svg[6].
  • Boost Software License's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[7].
  • Boost Software License's Commons category is recorded as Boost Software License[8].
  • +2003-08-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boost Software License[9].
  • Boost Software License's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h3jbp[10].
  • Boost Software License's participant is recorded as Diane Cabell[11].
  • Boost Software License's approved by is recorded as Q48413[12].
  • Boost Software License's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines[13].
  • Boost Software License's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[14].
  • Boost Software License's approved by is recorded as Copyfree Initiative[15].
  • Boost Software License's official website is recorded as https://www.boost.org/users/license.html[16].
  • Boost Software License's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software using the Boost license[17].
  • Boost Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/BSL-1.0[18].
  • Boost Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://hamigaki.osdn.jp/doc/html/license.html[19].
  • Boost Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://spdx.org/licenses/BSL-1.0.html[20].
  • Boost Software License's product or material produced is recorded as software[21].
  • Boost Software License's topic has template is recorded as Template:Boost[22].
  • Boost Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as BSL-1.0[23].
  • Boost Software License's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].

Why It Matters

Boost Software License draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (permissive_free_software_license category, ranking #9 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . boost.org. boost.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lists.boost.org. Retrieved . lists.boost.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . copyfree.org. copyfree.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wiki.opensource.org. wiki.opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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