Unit 1: Exercises

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Unit 1, assignment 1, Chapter 1, 2,3,11 NT1430 Troy Jones; David McKee 06/18/14 Chapter 1 Exercises 1, 4 1. Free means open source” Free to down load”; Characteristics are: * Right to copy * Able to modify * Able to redistribute the source code covered by the agreement. 1. GNU is the general public license. When you redistribute the code however, you must also distribute the same license with the code, thereby making the code and the license inseparable. * Linux is an operating system that is put in reach for personal and business computer users. * Linux was born out of UNIX. It was used by researchers as a way to share data and work on projects while still keeping other information private. * Universities
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