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The Open Source Definition

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The Open Source Definition

Summary

The Open Source Definition is a document[1]. It draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (document category, ranking #34 of 158).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Open Source Definition authored Bruce Perens[3].
  • The Open Source Definition's instance of is recorded as document[4].
  • The Open Source Definition's instance of is recorded as convention[5].
  • The Open Source Definition's publisher is recorded as Open Source Initiative[6].
  • The Open Source Definition's based on is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines[7].
  • The Open Source Definition's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Open Source Definition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05l20[9].
  • The Open Source Definition's official website is recorded as http://opensource.org/docs/osd[10].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Open Source Definition authored Bruce Perens[3]. Its publisher is recorded as Open Source Initiative[6].

Publication

The Open Source Definition's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Why It Matters

The Open Source Definition draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (document category, ranking #34 of 158).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Bruce Perens document

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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