OpenLDAP Public License
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The OpenLDAP Public License is a free, open-source software license used primarily for the OpenLDAP directory services project, with terms similar to other permissive licenses but tailored to that software.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OpenLDAP Public License canonical | 3 |
| OLDAP License | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10158335 — 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: OpenLDAP Public License Context triple: [OpenLDAP, license, OpenLDAP Public License]
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A.
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP is a widely used open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, providing directory services for authentication, authorization, and centralized user management.
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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.
Lucent Public License
The Lucent Public License is a free and open-source software license created by Lucent Technologies, notably used for the distribution of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system.
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D.
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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E.
Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
- 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: OpenLDAP Public License Target entity description: The OpenLDAP Public License is a free, open-source software license used primarily for the OpenLDAP directory services project, with terms similar to other permissive licenses but tailored to that software.
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A.
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP is a widely used open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, providing directory services for authentication, authorization, and centralized user management.
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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.
Lucent Public License
The Lucent Public License is a free and open-source software license created by Lucent Technologies, notably used for the distribution of the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system.
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D.
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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E.
Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software license
ⓘ
open-source software license ⓘ permissive software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| allows | internal use without redistribution obligations beyond notice retention ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
binaries of OpenLDAP
ⓘ
source code of OpenLDAP ⓘ |
| category | FOSS license ⓘ |
| developedBy |
OpenLDAP Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
OpenLDAP Project ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| governs |
distribution of OpenLDAP software
ⓘ
modification of OpenLDAP software ⓘ redistribution of OpenLDAP software ⓘ |
| governsProject |
OpenLDAP Software Suite
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| hasAbbreviation |
OLDAP License
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP Public License
|
| hasCharacteristic |
allows-commercial-use
ⓘ
allows-modification ⓘ allows-redistribution ⓘ copyleft-free ⓘ includes-disclaimer-of-warranty ⓘ includes-limitation-of-liability ⓘ requires-preservation-of-copyright-notice ⓘ source-available ⓘ |
| hasOriginProject | OpenLDAP ⓘ |
| includes |
as-is distribution clause
ⓘ
limitation of liability clause ⓘ no-warranty clause ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | OpenLDAP distribution terms ⓘ |
| isMaintainedBy |
OpenLDAP Project
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| isTailoredFor |
OpenLDAP software
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| jurisdiction | United States law ⓘ |
| licenseFor |
OpenLDAP Software
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| permits |
sublicensing under compatible terms
ⓘ
use in proprietary software ⓘ |
| requires |
retention of copyright notices in redistributions
ⓘ
retention of license text in redistributions ⓘ |
| similarTo |
BSD licenses
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD license
MIT License ⓘ |
| subjectArea | directory services software ⓘ |
| usedFor |
OpenLDAP directory services software
ⓘ
OpenLDAP project ⓘ
linked to:
OpenLDAP
|
| website | https://www.openldap.org/software/release/license.html ⓘ |
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: OpenLDAP Public License Description of subject: The OpenLDAP Public License is a free, open-source software license used primarily for the OpenLDAP directory services project, with terms similar to other permissive licenses but tailored to that software.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: OpenLDAP Public License