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GNU Gettext

Summary

GNU Gettext is a software library[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Gettext is the creator of Ulrich Drepper[3].
  • GNU Gettext's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • GNU Gettext's instance of is recorded as utility software[5].
  • GNU Gettext's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU Gettext's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU Gettext's maintained by is recorded as Ulrich Drepper[8].
  • GNU Gettext's maintained by is recorded as Bruno Haible[9].
  • GNU Gettext's maintained by is recorded as Daiki Ueno[10].
  • GNU Gettext's movement is recorded as free software movement[11].
  • GNU Gettext's logo image is recorded as Official gnu.svg[12].
  • GNU Gettext's developer is recorded as GNU Project[13].
  • GNU Gettext's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[14].
  • GNU Gettext's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[15].
  • GNU Gettext's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[16].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[17].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as BSD[18].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as macOS[20].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[21].
  • GNU Gettext's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[22].
  • GNU Gettext's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18.3.2[23].
  • GNU Gettext's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.1[24].
  • GNU Gettext's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.2[25].
  • GNU Gettext's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.3[26].
  • GNU Gettext's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19.4[27].

Body

Geography

GNU Gettext's part of is recorded as GNU Project[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[4], utility software[5], GNU package[6], and free software[7].

History and Context

+1990-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GNU Gettext[29].

Why It Matters

GNU Gettext ranks in the top 8% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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