Eclipse Foundation Specification License
E836334
The Eclipse Foundation Specification License is a legal framework used by the Eclipse Foundation to govern the use, distribution, and implementation of its official software specifications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Foundation Specification License canonical | 4 |
| Eclipse Foundation Technology Compatibility Kit License | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10019504 — 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: Eclipse Foundation Specification License Context triple: [Jakarta RESTful Web Services, license, Eclipse Foundation Specification License]
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A.
Eclipse Public License
The Eclipse Public License is a widely used open-source software license that permits use, modification, and distribution of covered software while imposing certain copyleft-style obligations on derivative works.
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B.
Open Software License 2.1
Open Software License 2.1 is an earlier version of the Open Software License, a copyleft-style open source software license designed to govern the use, modification, and distribution of software.
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C.
Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
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D.
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
The GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception is a copyleft free software license variant that allows linking of GPL-licensed code with proprietary or differently licensed software without imposing the GPL’s full reciprocity requirements on the entire combined work.
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E.
Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
- 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: Eclipse Foundation Specification License Target entity description: The Eclipse Foundation Specification License is a legal framework used by the Eclipse Foundation to govern the use, distribution, and implementation of its official software specifications.
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A.
Eclipse Public License
The Eclipse Public License is a widely used open-source software license that permits use, modification, and distribution of covered software while imposing certain copyleft-style obligations on derivative works.
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B.
Open Software License 2.1
Open Software License 2.1 is an earlier version of the Open Software License, a copyleft-style open source software license designed to govern the use, modification, and distribution of software.
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C.
Apache License 1.1
Apache License 1.1 is an older, permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that preceded and was later replaced by Apache License 2.0.
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D.
GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception
The GNU General Public License with Classpath Exception is a copyleft free software license variant that allows linking of GPL-licensed code with proprietary or differently licensed software without imposing the GPL’s full reciprocity requirements on the entire combined work.
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E.
Apache License 2.0
Apache License 2.0 is a permissive open-source software license from the Apache Software Foundation that allows broad use, modification, and distribution of licensed code with minimal restrictions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eclipse Foundation license
ⓘ
legal framework ⓘ software specification license ⓘ |
| allows |
creation of independent implementations
ⓘ
distribution of independent implementations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jakarta EE specifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Jakarta EE
MicroProfile specifications ⓘ
linked to:
MicroProfile
official Eclipse Foundation software specifications ⓘ |
| category | open standards licensing ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | open source implementations of specifications ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | separate patent and trademark policies of Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| doesNotItselfGrant | patent license ⓘ |
| governs |
creation of compatible implementations
ⓘ
derivative works of specifications ⓘ distribution of Eclipse Foundation specifications ⓘ implementation of Eclipse Foundation specifications ⓘ redistribution of modified specifications ⓘ use of Eclipse Foundation specifications ⓘ use of specification documentation ⓘ |
| grants |
right to distribute specifications
ⓘ
right to implement specifications ⓘ right to reproduce specifications ⓘ right to use specifications ⓘ |
| includes |
disclaimer of warranties
ⓘ
limitation of liability ⓘ |
| isPublishedAs | online legal text ⓘ |
| isSeparateFrom |
Eclipse Distribution License
ⓘ
Eclipse Public License ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Eclipse Foundation working groups
ⓘ
linked to:
Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse MicroProfile Working Group ⓘ Jakarta EE Working Group ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | international ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licenseType | copyright license ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Eclipse Foundation legal team
ⓘ
linked to:
Eclipse Foundation
|
| prohibits |
misrepresentation of compliance with specifications
ⓘ
use of trademarks except as permitted by separate trademark policies ⓘ |
| publisher | Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eclipse Foundation Intellectual Property Policy
ⓘ
Eclipse Foundation Technology Compatibility Kit License ⓘ
linked to:
Eclipse Foundation Specification License
|
| requires |
attribution to Eclipse Foundation
ⓘ
compliance with specification requirements ⓘ derivative works to identify modifications ⓘ implementations not claim to be certified unless meeting compatibility requirements ⓘ preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide use of Eclipse specifications ⓘ |
| successorTo | Oracle-led Java Community Process specification licensing for Jakarta EE ⓘ |
| usedSince | Jakarta EE era after Java EE transfer to Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
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: Eclipse Foundation Specification License Description of subject: The Eclipse Foundation Specification License is a legal framework used by the Eclipse Foundation to govern the use, distribution, and implementation of its official software specifications.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Eclipse Foundation Specification License
→
relatedTo
→
Eclipse Foundation Technology Compatibility Kit License
ⓘ
linked to: Eclipse Foundation Specification License