GNU Guile

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GNU Guile

Summary

GNU Guile is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Guile's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • GNU Guile's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNU Guile's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNU Guile's maintained by is recorded as Marius Vollmer[6].
  • GNU Guile's maintained by is recorded as Andy Wingo[7].
  • GNU Guile's maintained by is recorded as Ludovic Courtès[8].
  • GNU Guile's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • GNU Guile's logo image is recorded as GNU-Guile-logo.svg[10].
  • GNU Guile's developer is recorded as GNU Project[11].
  • GNU Guile's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later[12].
  • GNU Guile's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[13].
  • GNU Guile's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNU Guile's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[15].
  • GNU Guile's operating system is recorded as BSD[16].
  • GNU Guile's operating system is recorded as macOS[17].
  • GNU Guile's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • GNU Guile's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.9[20].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.12[21].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.13[22].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3[23].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.14[24].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[25].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.4[26].
  • GNU Guile's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.5[27].

Body

Geography

GNU Guile's part of is recorded as GNU Project[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3], GNU package[4], and free software[5].

History and Context

+1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GNU Guile[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for GNU Guile include it-Ncurses[30], a software library[31].

Why It Matters

GNU Guile ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include it-Ncurses[30], a software library[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . a brief history of guile. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . emacswiki.org. Retrieved . emacswiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . savannah.gnu.org. savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Handbook of Programming Languages. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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