What Is Open Source

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Multiple Choice

What is open source?

• A)any proprietary software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder
• B)any software whose source code is made available free for any third party to review and modify
• C)contains instructions written by a programmer specifying the actions to be performed by computer software
• D)consists of nonproprietary hardware and software based on publically known standards that allow third parties to create add-on products to plug into or interoperate

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Definitions:

Temporary Insanity

A legal defense theory that a person was insane during the commission of a crime but regained sanity after the act.

Mental Disease

A broad category of conditions affecting an individual's thinking, perception, behavior, or mood, significantly impacting day-to-day life.

Voluntary Use

The choice or decision to use or engage in a particular behavior or substance without coercion.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

A legal defense theory that argues a defendant was compelled by an uncontrollable impulse to perform an illegal act, as a result of mental illness, and therefore should not be held accountable.