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runit

Summary

runit is a free software[1]. runit ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • runit's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • runit's instance of is recorded as init[4].
  • runit's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[5].
  • runit's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • runit's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • runit's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.2[8].
  • runit's has use is recorded as init[9].
  • runit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080b88w[10].
  • runit's official website is recorded as http://smarden.org/runit/[11].
  • runit's different from is recorded as Runit[12].
  • runit's Open Hub ID is recorded as runit[13].
  • runit's Debian stable package is recorded as runit[14].
  • runit's Ubuntu package is recorded as runit[15].
  • runit's Gentoo package is recorded as sys-process/runit[16].
  • runit's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].
  • runit's Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID is recorded as 4207[18].
  • runit's Repology project name is recorded as runit[19].
  • runit's Homebrew formula name is recorded as runit[20].
  • runit's SlackBuilds package is recorded as system/runit[21].
  • runit's Gentoo Wiki article is recorded as Runit[22].
  • runit's ArchWiki article is recorded as Runit[23].
  • runit's MacPorts port is recorded as runit[24].

Why It Matters

runit ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] runit has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

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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] ↑ . smarden.org. smarden.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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.

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