Why Is Open Source Software Different Than the Other Types

question 80

Multiple Choice

Why is open source software different than the other types of software?

• A)Companies make money by offering maintenance contracts.
• B)It is available via the Internet.
• C)The source code is free.
• D)Only major corporations offer it.

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual that are unique and relatively consistent over time and across situations.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.