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Open Software License

Summary

Open Software License is a free software license[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #9 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Software License authored Lawrence Rosen[3].
  • Open Software License's instance of is recorded as free software license[4].
  • Open Software License's publisher is recorded as Open Source Initiative[5].
  • Open Software License's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[6].
  • Open Software License's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[7].
  • Open Software License's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[8].
  • Open Software License's publication date is recorded as +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Open Software License's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hh6z[10].
  • Open Software License's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative[11].
  • Open Software License's approved by is recorded as Q48413[12].
  • Open Software License's official website is recorded as http://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0[13].
  • Open Software License's official website is recorded as http://rosenlaw.com/OSL3.0-explained.htm[14].
  • Open Software License's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software using the Open Software License[15].
  • Open Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0[16].
  • Open Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-2.1[17].
  • Open Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-1.0[18].
  • Open Software License's work available at URL is recorded as https://ja.osdn.net/projects/opensource/wiki/licenses%2FOpen_Software_License[19].
  • Open Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as OSL-1.0[20].
  • Open Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as OSL-1.1[21].
  • Open Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as OSL-2.0[22].
  • Open Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as OSL-2.1[23].
  • Open Software License's SPDX license ID is recorded as OSL-3.0[24].

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Works and Contributions

Open Software License authored Lawrence Rosen[3].

Why It Matters

Open Software License draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (free_software_license category, ranking #9 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wiki.opensource.org. wiki.opensource.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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