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ack

Summary

ack is a free software[1].

Key Facts

  • ack is the creator of Andy Lester[2].
  • ack's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • ack's instance of is recorded as computer program[4].
  • ack's maintained by is recorded as Andy Lester[5].
  • ack's copyright license is recorded as Artistic License 2.0[6].
  • ack's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[7].
  • ack's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[8].
  • ack's operating system is recorded as BSD[9].
  • ack's operating system is recorded as macOS[10].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.00[11].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.02[12].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.04[13].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06[14].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.08[15].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10[16].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12[17].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.14[18].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.16[19].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.18r[20].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 2.18[21].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[22].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[23].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.2[24].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.3[25].
  • ack's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0[26].

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Authorship and Creation

ack is the creator of Andy Lester[2].

Related Entities

BSD free software macOS

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ack. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ack
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ack_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ack}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ack}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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