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pkgsrc

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Summary

pkgsrc is a free software[1]. pkgsrc ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pkgsrc's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • pkgsrc's instance of is recorded as package manager[4].
  • pkgsrc was published by The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.[5].
  • pkgsrc's based on is recorded as FreeBSD ports[6].
  • pkgsrc's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[7].
  • pkgsrc's programmed in is recorded as C[8].
  • pkgsrc's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2020Q3[10].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2020Q4[11].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2021Q1[12].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2021Q2[13].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2021Q3[14].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2021Q4[15].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2022Q1[16].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2022Q2[17].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2022Q3[18].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2022Q4[19].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2023Q1[20].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2023Q2[21].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2023Q3[22].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2023Q4[23].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2024Q1[24].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2024Q2[25].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2024Q3[26].
  • pkgsrc's software version identifier is recorded as 2024Q4[27].

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Authorship and Creation

pkgsrc was published by The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.[5].

Why It Matters

pkgsrc ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,189 views/month).[2] pkgsrc has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pkgsrc is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

free software Rudix Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 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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  1. 5w ago · EJPPhilippines · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → FreeBSD ports
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system
    Programming language → —
    Software version identifier → 2020Q3, 2020Q4, 2021Q1 +21
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2026Q2"
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