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mdadm

Summary

mdadm is a free software[1]. mdadm ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • mdadm's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • mdadm's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[4].
  • mdadm's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[5].
  • mdadm's operating system is recorded as Linux[6].
  • mdadm's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3[7].
  • mdadm's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2[8].
  • 2001 marks the founding of mdadm[9].
  • mdadm's official website is recorded as https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/md.html[10].
  • mdadm's source code repository URL is recorded as git://neil.brown.name/mdadm[11].
  • mdadm's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git/[12].
  • mdadm's manifestation of is recorded as RAID[13].
  • mdadm's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[14].

Why It Matters

mdadm ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,143 views/month).[2] mdadm has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] mdadm is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

free software Linux

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). mdadm. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mdadm
MLA “mdadm.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mdadm.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mdadm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mdadm}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mdadm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 11d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0
    Manifestation of → RAID
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: mdadm, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324929363|mdadm (#324929363)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
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