MPL
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MPL (Mozilla Public License) is a free and open-source software license created by Mozilla that allows code to be shared and modified while requiring that changes to MPL-covered files remain publicly available.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MPL canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6058071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPL Context triple: [Mozilla SeaMonkey, license, MPL]
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A.
MPL
MPL is the IATA airport code for Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, serving the city of Montpellier in southern France.
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B.
MPL 75
MPL 75 is a type of rubber-tyred, automated metro train used on the Lyon Metro system in France.
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C.
MPL 16
MPL 16 is a modern automated rubber-tyred metro train used on Lyon’s Line B as part of the network’s upgraded driverless rolling stock.
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D.
SPL
SPL is a research laboratory focused on developing and testing advanced space propulsion technologies.
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E.
SPL
SPL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Scottish Premier League, the former top professional football division in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPL Target entity description: MPL (Mozilla Public License) is a free and open-source software license created by Mozilla that allows code to be shared and modified while requiring that changes to MPL-covered files remain publicly available.
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A.
MPL
MPL is the IATA airport code for Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, serving the city of Montpellier in southern France.
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B.
MPL 75
MPL 75 is a type of rubber-tyred, automated metro train used on the Lyon Metro system in France.
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C.
MPL 16
MPL 16 is a modern automated rubber-tyred metro train used on Lyon’s Line B as part of the network’s upgraded driverless rolling stock.
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D.
SPL
SPL is a research laboratory focused on developing and testing advanced space propulsion technologies.
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E.
SPL
SPL is the commonly used abbreviation for the Scottish Premier League, the former top professional football division in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft license
ⓘ
free and open-source software license ⓘ software license version ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MPL ⓘ |
| allows | combining MPL-covered code with proprietary code ⓘ |
| category | permissive-copyleft hybrid license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU General Public License version 3
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| copyleftScope | individual source files covered by MPL ⓘ |
| copyleftType | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| currentVersion | MPL 2.0 ⓘ |
| developer |
Mozilla Foundation
ⓘ
Netscape Communications Corporation ⓘ |
| doesNotRequireDisclosureOfSource | for proprietary files merely linked to MPL-covered code ⓘ |
| FSFApprovalStatus | approved as a free software license by the Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
California law (default in the text, unless otherwise specified)
ⓘ
linked to:
California state law
|
| grants | patent license from contributors ⓘ |
| hasLiabilityLimitation | yes ⓘ |
| hasWarrantyDisclaimer | yes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licenseModel | file-level copyleft ⓘ |
| origin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| OSIApprovalStatus | approved by the Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| permits |
commercial use
ⓘ
modification of the source code ⓘ redistribution ⓘ use of the software for any purpose ⓘ |
| purpose | to encourage sharing and improvement of code while allowing commercial use ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| requires |
distribution of license text with the software
ⓘ
making source code of modified MPL-covered files available ⓘ preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ |
| requiresDisclosureOfSource | for modified MPL-covered files ⓘ |
| spdxIdentifier |
MPL-1.0
ⓘ
MPL-1.1 ⓘ
linked to:
MPL 1.1
MPL-2.0 ⓘ
linked to:
MPL 2.0
|
| supersedes | MPL 1.1 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | software developers ⓘ |
| textAvailableAt | https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bugzilla
ⓘ
Mozilla Firefox ⓘ Mozilla Thunderbird ⓘ
linked to:
Thunderbird email client
|
| version |
MPL 1.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Public License
MPL 1.1 ⓘ MPL 2.0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MPL Description of subject: MPL (Mozilla Public License) is a free and open-source software license created by Mozilla that allows code to be shared and modified while requiring that changes to MPL-covered files remain publicly available.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.