1. Explain, in your own words, the difference between “free” and “open source”.
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1. Explain, in your own words, the difference between “free” and “open source”. Is one superior to the other?
2. Find an example of a commercial entity making money by using Linux. Be creative in your examples. How does this company monetize on the freely available Linux operating system?
3. If you were to develop a software such as a new office productivity suite, how would you license it? Which license would you choose and why?
4. Choose a license that is open source, but not discussed in detail in the textbook. Describe the license and specifically mention how it is different from GPL. Provide an example of a work licensed under it.
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We have different types of software made available to us for our usage nowadays. From the above, we are discussing 2 types of software such as “free” and “open source”. A software can be considered free when the license it is carrying denotes the below:
a) Freedom to run the software as per your wish and any purpose.
b) Freedom to study the program, and also change it
c) Freedom to redistribute copies of the same to other people for their usages
d) Freedom to distribute the modified copies of the software to other people
Open source software can be considered as such if the license permits:
a) Free redistribution of the software
b) The program is including the source code and allows distribution in source code and compiled form
c) Allowed to Derive software from the original software
d) No discrimination is allowed against any person or group of persons
e) No discrimination is allowed against the use of the program in a specific field of endeavor.
f) Distribution license is free and there is no need for additional licenses
g) The license of the software has to be technology neutral
h) The license of the software cannot restrict other software distributed with the licensed software
i) The license of the software should be common for modified and original versions of the software
Thus Open source software has many criteria to e fulfilled, and more criteria than something being called or known as a free software. Thus, “free” and “open source” are different but also similar in certain and many ways.
Open source is superior to Free software in terms of flexibility of license and reusability.
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