Mozilla Public License
E561361
The Mozilla Public License is a free and open-source software license that combines aspects of copyleft and permissive licensing, allowing code to be mixed with proprietary files while requiring modifications to MPL-covered files to remain open.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozilla Public License canonical | 18 |
| Mozilla Public License 2.0 | 3 |
| MPL 1.0 | 2 |
| Mozilla Public License 1.x style terms | 1 |
| Mozilla Public License family | 1 |
| Netscape Public License | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5895403 — 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: Mozilla Public License Context triple: [Mozilla JavaScript team, licenseOfWork, Mozilla Public License]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
MIT License
The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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D.
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.
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E.
Apache License 1.0
Apache License 1.0 is the original version of the Apache Software Foundation’s permissive open-source software license that laid the groundwork for later Apache license revisions.
- 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: Mozilla Public License Target entity description: The Mozilla Public License is a free and open-source software license that combines aspects of copyleft and permissive licensing, allowing code to be mixed with proprietary files while requiring modifications to MPL-covered files to remain open.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
MIT License
The MIT License is a widely used, permissive free software license that allows reuse with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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D.
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.
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E.
Apache License 1.0
Apache License 1.0 is the original version of the Apache Software Foundation’s permissive open-source software license that laid the groundwork for later Apache license revisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FOSS license
ⓘ
copyleft license ⓘ free and open-source software license ⓘ weak copyleft license ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MPL ⓘ |
| allows |
combining MPL-covered files with proprietary files in the same project
ⓘ
distribution of combined works under different terms for non-MPL files ⓘ |
| category |
open-source license
ⓘ
software license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU General Public License version 3
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| copyleftScope | file-level ⓘ |
| developer |
Mozilla Foundation
ⓘ
Netscape Communications Corporation ⓘ |
| disclaims | warranties ⓘ |
| FSFApproval | free software license ⓘ |
| governs |
Bugzilla source code
ⓘ
Mozilla Firefox source code ⓘ
linked to:
Firefox source repository
Mozilla Thunderbird source code ⓘ
linked to:
Thunderbird email client
many Mozilla projects ⓘ |
| grants | patent license from contributors ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
MPL 1.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Public License
MPL 1.1 ⓘ MPL 2.0 ⓘ |
| includes | patent retaliation provisions ⓘ |
| influenced | Common Development and Distribution License ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
BSD licenses
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD license
GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| intendedFor | software projects requiring balance between copyleft and proprietary use ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| latestVersion | MPL 2.0 ⓘ |
| licenseType | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| limits | liability of contributors ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith |
GNU General Public License version 2 only
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| OSIApproval | approved ⓘ |
| permits |
copying
ⓘ
distribution ⓘ modification ⓘ sublicensing under compatible terms ⓘ use ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1998
ⓘ
2012 ⓘ |
| requires |
disclosure of source code for modified MPL-covered files
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ providing a copy of the license with distributions ⓘ |
| supersededVersion |
Netscape Public License
ⓘ
linked to:
Mozilla Public License
|
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
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: Mozilla Public License Description of subject: The Mozilla Public License is a free and open-source software license that combines aspects of copyleft and permissive licensing, allowing code to be mixed with proprietary files while requiring modifications to MPL-covered files to remain open.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mozilla Public License
subject linked to:
Gecko layout engine
linked to: Mozilla Public License
linked to: Mozilla Public License
linked to: Mozilla Public License
subject linked to:
Pale Moon (historically, via Goanna fork)
subject linked to:
MPL
linked to: Mozilla Public License
subject linked to:
Terry Weissman
linked to: Mozilla Public License