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Which of the following best describes the evolution of the open source movement?
Which of the following best describes the evolution of the open source movement?
- Communities of users started developing and distributing software freely in the 70's. (correct)
- Open source software became popular in the 80's and 90's.
- Computer companies started distributing open source software to encourage hardware sales.
- It started with research institutes producing software in the 50's and 60's.
What was the main reason for distributing source code with software in the 50's and 60's?
What was the main reason for distributing source code with software in the 50's and 60's?
- To add new features to the software
- To fix bugs in the software
- To encourage hardware sales
- To support hardware issues (correct)
What does FLOSS stand for?
What does FLOSS stand for?
- Free, libre, open source software (correct)
- Fully licensed open source software
- Flexible, low-cost open source software
- Functional, lightweight open source software
What are the advantages of open source software?
What are the advantages of open source software?
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When did the open source movement become popular?
When did the open source movement become popular?
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