Linux Ess Ch 2

Under which version of the GPL is the Linux kernel distributed?

2

Which of the following is not a way companies can legally make money using GPLed software?

By incorporating GPLed software into a proprietary program that the company sells

Which of the following organizations bases its philosophy on software licensing on a strong moral imperative that users should be able to modify their software?

FSF

A crowd-funding open source business model, called _______, is where users offer money as a reward for new software or new features in existing software.

bounties

True or false: Another term for the GPL is the MIT license.

false

The FSF uses the term ____ ____ (two words) to refer to software that's licensed under terms that satisfy its philosophy concerning software licensing.

free software

A _______ is a collection of software routines that can be used by other software. Licensing terms for this type of software are important for programmers who use the software.

library

Which following legal area governs general ideas, independent of their specific implementation?

patent

A_____ _____ (two words) grants an organization the right to install software on more than one computer.

site license

True or false: The term copyleft is a slang term that refers to liberal licensing terms, such as those used by free software.

true