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Matchbox

free and open source window manager for the X Window System
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Matchbox

Summary

Matchbox is a free software[1]. Matchbox ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matchbox's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Matchbox's logo image is recorded as Matchbox window manager logo.png[4].
  • Matchbox's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[5].
  • Matchbox's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • Matchbox's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8[8].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.1[9].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.2[10].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.3[11].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.4[12].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[13].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1[14].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.2[15].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.3[16].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.4[17].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.5[18].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[19].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[20].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[21].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[22].
  • Matchbox's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.2[23].
  • Matchbox's has use is recorded as X window manager[24].
  • Matchbox's Commons category is recorded as Matchbox (window manager)[25].
  • Matchbox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qvzzf[26].
  • Matchbox's official website is recorded as https://www.yoctoproject.org/development/technical-overview/[27].

Why It Matters

Matchbox ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2] Matchbox has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

free software Linux

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . git.yoctoproject.org. git.yoctoproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . git.yoctoproject.org. git.yoctoproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . git.yoctoproject.org. git.yoctoproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

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