Ruby License
E96216
The Ruby License is a permissive free software license used primarily for the Ruby programming language and its standard libraries, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruby License canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T815696 — 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: Ruby License Context triple: [Ruby, license, Ruby License]
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A.
BSD license
The BSD license is a family of permissive free software licenses that allow redistribution and use with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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B.
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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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.
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.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
- 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: Ruby License Target entity description: The Ruby License is a permissive free software license used primarily for the Ruby programming language and its standard libraries, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution.
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A.
BSD license
The BSD license is a family of permissive free software licenses that allow redistribution and use with minimal restrictions, including in proprietary software.
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B.
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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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.
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.
Python Software Foundation License
The Python Software Foundation License is a permissive open-source software license that governs the distribution and use of the Python programming language and related software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyleft-compatible license
ⓘ
free software license ⓘ permissive license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| allows |
distribution without source code
ⓘ
linking with non-free software ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Ruby core libraries
ⓘ
Ruby interpreter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ruby community ⓘ |
| author | Yukihiro Matsumoto ⓘ |
| category |
OSI-recognized license
ⓘ
permissive free software license ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form:
GPLv2
GNU General Public License ⓘ
surface form:
GPLv3
|
| governs |
distribution of Ruby binaries
ⓘ
distribution of Ruby source code ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
copy the software
ⓘ
distribute modified versions ⓘ modify the software ⓘ redistribute the software ⓘ use the software for any purpose ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Ruby’s own license ⓘ |
| hasClause |
choice of license between Ruby License and GPL
ⓘ
dual-licensing with GPL ⓘ |
| isNot | copyleft license ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | free and open-source software license ⓘ |
| permits |
commercial use
ⓘ
proprietary derivative works ⓘ sublicensing under GPL ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
Open Source Initiative ⓘ |
| requires |
attribution to original authors
ⓘ
preservation of copyright notice ⓘ preservation of license text ⓘ |
| similarTo |
BSD license
ⓘ
surface form:
BSD licenses
MIT License ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Ruby official documentation
ⓘ
software licensing discussions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ruby
ⓘ
surface form:
CRuby
MRI Ruby implementation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Ruby
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruby programming language
Ruby standard library ⓘ Ruby-related software ⓘ |
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: Ruby License Description of subject: The Ruby License is a permissive free software license used primarily for the Ruby programming language and its standard libraries, allowing broad use, modification, and redistribution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.