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[ SPRING, 2014 ] ASSIGNMENT
| PROGRAM | Master of Science in Information Technology(MSc IT)Revised Fall 2011 |
| SEMESTER | 3 |
| SUBJECT CODE & NAME | MIT3041– Open Source System |
| CREDITS | 4 |
| BK ID | B1550 |
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60 |
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
- 1. Explain the following
(a) Linux:
(b) Apache
(c) Firefox
(d) Open office
Answer:(a) Linux:Linux is a high performance, yet completely free, Unix-like operating system that is suitable for use on a wide range of computers and other products. Most distributions (i.e., versions) consist of a kernel (i.e., the core of the operating system) together with hundreds of free utilities and application programs in a coordinated package. A narrower, and somewhat less common, meaning of the term Linux is just the kernel itself. However
- 2. Explain the OSS licensing strategies.
Answer:“The optimization strategy is an open source manifestation of Clayton Christensen’s “law of conservation of modularity.” In the OSS application of Christensen’s law, one layer of a software stack is “modular and conformable,” allowing adjacent software layers to be “optimized.” The modular and conformable layers are commodities, and are unprofitable or only marginally profitable software businesses. The Linux operating system is an example. The disruption caused by a modular and conformable operating system such as
- 3. (a) What is Academic Free License (AFL)?Explain.
(b) List the features of the AFL
Answer: The Academic Free License (AFL) is a permissive free software license written in 2002 by Lawrence E. Rosen, the general counsel of the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
The license grants similar rights to the BSD, MIT, UoI/NCSA and Apache licenses — licenses allowing the software to be made proprietary — but was written to correct perceived problems with those licenses:
- 4.Explain the following
a) Arbitration
b) First-sale doctrine
c) Microsoft Reference Source License (Ms-RSL)
d) Microsoft Limited Public License (Ms-LPL)
Answer: a) Arbitration:Settlement of a dispute (whether of fact, law, or procedure) between parties to a contract by a neutral third party (the Arbitrator) without resorting to court action. Arbitration is usually voluntary but sometimes it is required by law. If both sides agree to be bound by the arbitrator’s decision (the ‘award’
b) First-sale doctrine: It is a legal principle allowing the purchaser of a lawfully made copy of a copyright-protected work to sell or give away that copy without permission but not to reproduce it.A legal principle that limits a rights-holders
c) Microsoft Reference Source License (Ms-RSL): This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software, you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.The terms “reproduce,” ”
d) Microsoft Limited Public License (Ms-LPL): This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software, you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.The terms ”
- 5. What is EUPL? What are its major noted points?
Answer:The aim of the European Prize for Literature is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature in the field of fiction, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest in non-national literary works.
- 6. What is Cross licensing? Explain.
Answer:A cross-licensing agreement grants one company the right to use another company’s patents, in exchange for the other company receiving the right to use the first company’s patents. A cross-licensing agreement can include several companies. The companies can perform research and development and sell new products without worrying about violating the other firms’ patents.
It also means that companies that
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