Lucent Public License
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucent Public License canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6991597 — 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: Lucent Public License Context triple: [Plan 9 from Bell Labs, license, Lucent Public License]
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A.
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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B.
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License is a free software license that allows developers to use and integrate covered software libraries into their own programs, including proprietary ones, under certain copyleft conditions.
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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.
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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E.
LaTeX Project Public License
The LaTeX Project Public License is a free software license designed specifically for LaTeX-related software and packages, balancing user freedoms with requirements that preserve the integrity and identity of the LaTeX system.
- 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: Lucent Public License Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License is a free software license that allows developers to use and integrate covered software libraries into their own programs, including proprietary ones, under certain copyleft conditions.
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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.
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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E.
LaTeX Project Public License
The LaTeX Project Public License is a free software license designed specifically for LaTeX-related software and packages, balancing user freedoms with requirements that preserve the integrity and identity of the LaTeX system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft license
ⓘ
free and open-source software license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
binary forms
ⓘ
source code ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Open Source Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | BSD-style licensing principles ⓘ |
| category |
Free software license
ⓘ
Open-source software license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | GNU General Public License version 2 only NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
disclaimer of warranty
ⓘ
limitation of liability clause ⓘ |
| creator | Lucent Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsJurisdiction | United States law ⓘ |
| grants |
right to copy the software
ⓘ
right to distribute the software ⓘ right to modify the software ⓘ right to use the software ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LPL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClause |
patent grant
ⓘ
source code availability on distribution of modifications ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
must not use names of contributors to endorse derived products without permission
ⓘ
must provide prominent notices of changes to files ⓘ must reproduce copyright notice in documentation ⓘ |
| hasCopyleftStrength | weak copyleft ⓘ |
| hasURL | https://opensource.org/licenses/LPL-1.02 ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Lucent Public License Version 1.02 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftwareLicenseAccordingTo | Free Software Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith | GNU General Public License version 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSIApproved | true ⓘ |
| publisher | Lucent Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Inferno (operating system)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plan 9 from Bell Labs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
preservation of copyright notice
ⓘ
preservation of license text ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Lucent Technologies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plan 9 from Bell Labs license history ⓘ |
| supersedes | Plan 9 License ⓘ |
| targetUser | developers of Lucent and Bell Labs software ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distribution of Inferno operating system
ⓘ
distribution of Plan 9 from Bell Labs ⓘ |
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: Lucent Public License Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.