APSL 1.0
E771038
APSL 1.0 is the initial version of Apple’s open-source software license, defining the original terms under which Apple released certain source code to the public.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9002840 — 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: APSL 1.0 Context triple: [Apple Public Source License, hasVersion, APSL 1.0]
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A.
APSL
APSL is the acronym for the American Professional Soccer League, a former professional soccer league in the United States that operated primarily in the early 1990s.
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B.
APLA
APLA was the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress that fought against apartheid in South Africa.
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C.
AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
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D.
SSAP
SSAP (Source Service Access Point) is a field in IEEE 802.2 LLC headers that identifies the logical source endpoint of a network service access point for data link layer communications.
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E.
ASO
ASO is a major French sports event management company best known for organizing the Tour de France and other prominent international competitions.
- 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: APSL 1.0 Target entity description: APSL 1.0 is the initial version of Apple’s open-source software license, defining the original terms under which Apple released certain source code to the public.
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A.
APSL
APSL is the acronym for the American Professional Soccer League, a former professional soccer league in the United States that operated primarily in the early 1990s.
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B.
APLA
APLA was the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress that fought against apartheid in South Africa.
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C.
AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
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D.
SSAP
SSAP (Source Service Access Point) is a field in IEEE 802.2 LLC headers that identifies the logical source endpoint of a network service access point for data link layer communications.
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E.
ASO
ASO is a major French sports event management company best known for organizing the Tour de France and other prominent international competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple Public Source License version
ⓘ
copyleft license ⓘ open-source software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
modifications of covered code
ⓘ
redistribution of covered code ⓘ source code ⓘ |
| author | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines |
disclaimer of warranties
ⓘ
limitation of liability ⓘ obligations to publish source code of modifications ⓘ requirements for providing notices and attributions ⓘ terms for copying of covered code ⓘ terms for distribution of covered code ⓘ terms for modification of covered code ⓘ terms for use of Apple open-source code ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| followedBy |
APSL 1.1
ⓘ
linked to:
APSL
APSL 1.2 ⓘ
linked to:
APSL
APSL 2.0 ⓘ
linked to:
APSL
|
| follows | proprietary Apple source code terms ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
file-by-file copyleft
ⓘ
includes liability limitation ⓘ includes patent grant ⓘ includes warranty disclaimer ⓘ requires publication of modifications ⓘ |
| hasClause |
choice of law provision
ⓘ
export control compliance ⓘ network deployment disclosure requirement ⓘ patent license grant ⓘ source code disclosure requirement ⓘ termination conditions ⓘ trademark reservation ⓘ |
| hasRequirement |
distribution of source code of modifications under APSL
ⓘ
inclusion of license text with distributions ⓘ providing access to source code when deployed to third parties ⓘ retention of copyright notices ⓘ |
| hasVersion | 1.0 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | copyright license ⓘ |
| licenseOf |
Apple open-source software
ⓘ
Apple reference source code releases ⓘ Darwin operating system components ⓘ |
| partOf | Apple Public Source License ⓘ |
| publisher | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
analysis by free software advocates
ⓘ
open-source licensing discussions ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apple open-source projects at time of introduction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: APSL 1.0 Description of subject: APSL 1.0 is the initial version of Apple’s open-source software license, defining the original terms under which Apple released certain source code to the public.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.