This mini-ontology contains classes and instances for each version of the licenses that are commonly used in software projects, particularly open source software projects. The URI's for each are the canonical URI's for that license (where they exist).

Prefix
earthcube.swl
Keywords
license
License
CC0-1.0
Links
Homepage Repository RDF Request Discussion
Contact
Ruth Duerr   0000-0003-4808-4736   rduerr
Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers

Local identifiers in Software Licenses Ontology should match this regular expression:
^\d{7}$

Example Local Unique Identifier
0000013   Resolve
Pattern for CURIES

Compact URIs (CURIEs) constructed from Software Licenses Ontology should match this regular expression:
^earthcube\.swl:\d{7}$

Example CURIE
earthcube.swl:0000013
Contributors
RDF Information

When using this resource in RDF, the following URI format should be used:

http://cor.esipfed.org/ont/SWL_$1

Providers

A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).

The local unique identifier 0000013 is used to demonstrate the providers available for Software Licenses Ontology. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below. A guide for curating additional providers can be found here.

Name Metaprefix URI
Software Licenses Ontology earthcube.swl http://cor.esipfed.org/ont/SWL_0000013
Software Licenses Ontology (RDF) rdf http://cor.esipfed.org/ont/SWL_0000013
Bioregistry bioregistry https://bioregistry.io/earthcube.swl:0000013
Extra Providers

Additional providers curated in the Semantic Farm are listed here. These are typically inherited from Identifiers.org or Prefix Commons, and need extra curation.

Code Name URL
earthcube Earthcube URI http://cor.esipfed.org/ont/earthcube/swl/SWL_0000013