010-160 Open Source and Licensing 2

Question 1

Which organization is responsible for maintaining the Open Source Definition?

Accepted Answer

Open Source Initiative

Answer

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) maintains the Open Source Definition and approves licenses that comply with it.

Question 2

Under the MIT License, which of the following is required when redistributing the software?

Accepted Answer

Including the original copyright notice and license

Answer

The MIT License requires that the copyright notice and license text be included in all copies or substantial portions of the software.

Question 3

What does the term 'copyleft' mean in the context of open source software?

Accepted Answer

A license that requires derivative works to be released under the same license

Answer

Copyleft is a licensing strategy that requires all derivative works to be distributed under the same license terms as the original.

Question 4

Which license is commonly used by the Linux kernel?

Accepted Answer

GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)

Answer

The Linux kernel is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2), a strong copyleft license.

Question 5

A company uses open source software licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) in a proprietary product. Which statement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

The company can link to the LGPL library without open-sourcing its proprietary code

Answer

The LGPL is designed to allow proprietary software to link to LGPL-licensed libraries without requiring the proprietary code to be open-sourced.

(010-160) LPI Linux Essentials Practice Test

(010-160) LPI Linux Essentials Practice Test

010-160 Open Source and Licensing 2