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  1. Which of the following Creative Commons licenses allows others to distribute, remix, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you?

    Answer: CC BY

    The CC BY (Attribution) license is the most permissive Creative Commons license, permitting any use including commercial, provided attribution is given.

  2. What does 'OSI-approved' mean when referring to an open source license?

    Answer: The license has been reviewed and certified as compliant with the Open Source Definition

    An OSI-approved license has been reviewed by the Open Source Initiative and confirmed to meet all criteria of the Open Source Definition.

  3. A developer writes a program that includes a GPL-licensed library. She distributes only the compiled binary. What must she provide to comply with the GPL?

    Answer: A written offer to provide the source code upon request

    GPL requires that when distributing a binary, you must also provide the corresponding source code or a written offer to supply it.

  4. Which of the following best describes 'open core' as a business model?

    Answer: Offering a core product as open source while keeping advanced features proprietary

    The open core model makes the basic version of a product open source while reserving enterprise or advanced features for a proprietary, commercial version.

  5. Which license is considered a 'weak copyleft' license because it only requires modifications to the licensed files themselves to remain open source?

    Answer: GNU LGPL v2.1

    The LGPL (Lesser GPL) is a weak copyleft license that requires only modifications to the LGPL-covered files to stay open, not the entire combined work.

  6. What is the significance of the year 2007 for the GPL?

    Answer: GNU GPL version 3 was released, adding provisions for patents and Tivoization

    GPL version 3 was released in 2007, addressing issues like software patents, Tivoization (hardware restrictions), and compatibility with other licenses.

  7. Under which circumstance does the GNU Affero GPL (AGPL) require source code disclosure that the regular GPL does not?

    Answer: When the software is run as a network service accessible to users

    The AGPL closes the 'ASP loophole' by requiring source disclosure when modified software is run as a network service, even without distributing binaries.