Getting Started with Open Source Development

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8. D. All of the above
9. C. All of the above
10. D. All of the above
Chapter 3
1. Should be based on OSD (Open Source Definition).
2. To avoid possible lawsuits!
3. GPL, MIT, BSD
4. They have contradictory statements, however both satisfy the intentions for OSS
licenses according to the OSI
5. Academic and reciprocal
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. False. Intellectual property (IP) is a superset containing copyrights, trademarks,
etc.
10. E. None of the above
Chapter 4
1. In the software industry, “community driven development” broadly means an
initiative under which a group of technologists work together with a common vision
of producing open source software.
2. CVCS allows a single central repository for the entire project branch, which is
shared by all the members of the community. In contrast, DVCS allows a
developer or a tester to create his own code branch in addition to one or more
shared central repository.
3. Abuky, Bugzilla, Buggit, BugRat, GNATS, JitterBug, and Mantis are a few
examples of open source issue tracking tools.
4. The central item of an OSS package is the source code. Additionally, a standard
package should also include a few accessories like installation guide, user manual,
and other information which will help a newbie become familiar with the system.
Packages of the software written in high level languages like C, C++ or something
else that requires compilation of the source code, optionally may contain a precompiled
executable version of the product ready to be installed into user’s
computer.