Eclipse Distribution License
E836355
The Eclipse Distribution License is a permissive open-source software license maintained by the Eclipse Foundation, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Distribution License canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10019744 — 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 Distribution License Context triple: [Jakarta Mail, license, Eclipse Distribution 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.
Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that hosts and governs open-source software projects, best known for the Eclipse integrated development environment and a broad ecosystem of developer tools and runtimes.
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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.
Eclipse ecosystem
The Eclipse ecosystem is a broad collection of open-source frameworks, tools, and platforms built around the Eclipse IDE, enabling the development of rich client, web, and enterprise applications.
- 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 Distribution License Target entity description: The Eclipse Distribution License is a permissive open-source software license maintained by the Eclipse Foundation, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions.
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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.
Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that hosts and governs open-source software projects, best known for the Eclipse integrated development environment and a broad ecosystem of developer tools and runtimes.
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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.
Eclipse ecosystem
The Eclipse ecosystem is a broad collection of open-source frameworks, tools, and platforms built around the Eclipse IDE, enabling the development of rich client, web, and enterprise applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open-source license
ⓘ
software license ⓘ |
| allows |
modification of software
ⓘ
redistribution of software ⓘ use of software ⓘ |
| governs | distribution of Eclipse-based software ⓘ |
| grants |
copyright license
ⓘ
right to distribute ⓘ right to prepare derivative works ⓘ right to reproduce ⓘ right to sublicense ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EDL ⓘ |
| hasCategory | permissive free software license ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | none specified ⓘ |
| hasLicenseModel | non-viral ⓘ |
| hasObligation |
include copyright notice in redistributions
ⓘ
include license text in redistributions ⓘ |
| hasPatentGrant | limited or none explicit ⓘ |
| hasRestrictionLevel | minimal restrictions ⓘ |
| hasTextAvailableAt | https://www.eclipse.org/legal/edl-v10.html ⓘ |
| hasVersion | 1.0 ⓘ |
| hasWarrantyDisclaimer | AS IS ⓘ |
| includes | disclaimer of liability ⓘ |
| isApprovedBy | Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| isCommercialUseAllowed | true ⓘ |
| isCopyleft | false ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftwareDefinitionCompliant | true ⓘ |
| isGPLCompatible | true ⓘ |
| isIntendedFor | broad distribution of Eclipse-related components ⓘ |
| isMaintainedAs | Eclipse Foundation standard license ⓘ |
| isModificationAllowed | true ⓘ |
| isOpenSourceDefinitionCompliant | true ⓘ |
| isOSIApproved | true ⓘ |
| isPermissive | true ⓘ |
| isPermissiveRegardingProprietaryUse | true ⓘ |
| isRedistributionAllowed | true ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
BSD licenses
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD license
MIT License ⓘ |
| isSublicensingAllowed | true ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Eclipse Foundation projects
ⓘ
linked to:
Eclipse Project Forge and infrastructure
|
| maintainedBy | Eclipse Foundation ⓘ |
| requires |
disclaimer of warranty
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notice ⓘ preservation of license text ⓘ |
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 Distribution License Description of subject: The Eclipse Distribution License is a permissive open-source software license maintained by the Eclipse Foundation, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.