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Gecko

Summary

Gecko is a free and open-source software[1]. Gecko ranks in the top 6% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gecko is the creator of Netscape[3].
  • Gecko's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • Gecko's instance of is recorded as browser engine[5].
  • gecko is named after Gecko[6].
  • Gecko's logo image is recorded as Mozillagecko-logo.svg[7].
  • Gecko's developer is recorded as Mozilla Foundation[8].
  • Gecko's copyright license is recorded as Mozilla Public License, version 2.0[9].
  • Gecko's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[10].
  • Gecko's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[11].
  • Gecko's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0[12].
  • Gecko's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • Gecko's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[14].
  • Gecko's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[15].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[17].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as Solaris[19].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[20].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as BeOS[21].
  • Gecko's operating system is recorded as Android[22].
  • Gecko's software version identifier is recorded as 33.0[23].
  • Gecko's software version identifier is recorded as 36.0[24].
  • Gecko's software version identifier is recorded as 46.0.1[25].
  • Gecko's software version identifier is recorded as 73.0[26].
  • Gecko's software version identifier is recorded as 74[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Gecko is the creator of Netscape[3].

Publication

Part of include Firefox OS[28], a Linux distribution[29], founded in 2013[30] and Q698[31].

Why It Matters

Gecko ranks in the top 6% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2] Gecko has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Gecko is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Android BeOS C++ Firefox OS Floorp FreeBSD JavaScript KaiOS macOS Microsoft Windows Rust

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . hg.mozilla.org. Retrieved . hg.mozilla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . hg.mozilla.org. Retrieved . hg.mozilla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . hg.mozilla.org. Retrieved . hg.mozilla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . hg.mozilla.org. Retrieved . hg.mozilla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . mozilla.org. mozilla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . de.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . de.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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