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GNU lightning

Summary

GNU lightning is a software library[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #72 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU lightning's instance of is recorded as software library[3].
  • GNU lightning's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNU lightning's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNU lightning's movement is recorded as free software movement[6].
  • GNU lightning's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg[7].
  • GNU lightning's developer is recorded as GNU Project[8].
  • GNU lightning's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later[9].
  • GNU lightning's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • GNU lightning's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • GNU lightning's operating system is recorded as BSD[12].
  • GNU lightning's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.2[14].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.3[15].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.4[16].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[17].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[18].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2[19].
  • GNU lightning's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3[20].
  • GNU lightning's part of is recorded as GNU Project[21].
  • GNU lightning's has use is recorded as just-in-time compilation[22].
  • GNU lightning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hhypg[23].
  • GNU lightning's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/[24].
  • GNU lightning's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lightning.git[25].
  • GNU lightning's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=lightning.git[26].
  • GNU lightning's different from is recorded as Lightning[27].

Body

Geography

GNU lightning's part of is recorded as GNU Project[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[3], GNU package[4], and free software[5].

Why It Matters

GNU lightning draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #72 of 200).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD free software GNU Project macOS

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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