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What are the main freedoms associated with Free Software according to FSF?
What are the main freedoms associated with Free Software according to FSF?
- The freedom to run a program, for any purpose (correct)
- The freedom to eat a program, for any purpose
- The freedom to watch a program, for any purpose
- The freedom to dance with a program, for any purpose
What is the main difference between the FSF philosophy and the OSI philosophy?
What is the main difference between the FSF philosophy and the OSI philosophy?
- The FSF philosophy focuses on privacy protection, while the OSI philosophy focuses on security measures
- The FSF philosophy emphasizes community collaboration, while the OSI philosophy emphasizes individual creativity
- The FSF philosophy emphasizes user freedoms, while the OSI philosophy emphasizes corporate control (correct)
- The FSF philosophy focuses on promoting closed-source software, while the OSI philosophy promotes open-source software
What is the primary goal of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
What is the primary goal of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)?
- To generate profits for software developers
- To provide users with the freedom to run, study, modify, and redistribute software (correct)
- To restrict access to software programs
- To monopolize the software market
What does FOSS stand for?
What does FOSS stand for?
According to David Wheeler, what does the license of OSS/FS programs provide users?
According to David Wheeler, what does the license of OSS/FS programs provide users?
Why is there still a lack of understanding about what constitutes FOSS and its ramifications?
Why is there still a lack of understanding about what constitutes FOSS and its ramifications?
What is one of the main reasons FSF considers non-free software unethical?
What is one of the main reasons FSF considers non-free software unethical?
What aspect of the OSI philosophy distinguishes it from the FSF?
What aspect of the OSI philosophy distinguishes it from the FSF?
Why does the FOSS development method become possible only with the advent of the Internet and the communication boom caused by it?
Why does the FOSS development method become possible only with the advent of the Internet and the communication boom caused by it?
What analogy is used to contrast the FOSS development model with traditional software development methods?
What analogy is used to contrast the FOSS development model with traditional software development methods?
What is the fundamental difference between the Free Software Movement (FSF) and the Open Source Movement (OSI)?
What is the fundamental difference between the Free Software Movement (FSF) and the Open Source Movement (OSI)?
Why does FSF consider non-free software unethical?
Why does FSF consider non-free software unethical?
What is one of the key principles at the heart of FSF?
What is one of the key principles at the heart of FSF?
