[SFS] Are these questions interesting?

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:55:24 -0600 (MDT)

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Do you find questions as interesting as answers? 

What follows are some questions. Ponder them and offer answers, or insights=
 that might help build useful answers, if you're so inclined. 

What is free software? What is open source software? Are they the same thin=
g? What is the usefulness of the word =E2=80=9Clibre=E2=80=9D? 

A creator wants to distribute his/her program under an open source license,=
 and wants to insure that the program remains =E2=80=9Cfree=E2=80=9D for hi=
s/her customers' customers. Which license might (s)he choose? 

BSD was created under a license which allows proprietization of the product=
. Is BSD still =E2=80=9Cfree software=E2=80=9D? What license is it distribu=
ted under? Which well-known proprietary OS is a derivative of BSD? 

What is a society? What is it's purpose? Are people social or independent? =

What is a school? What is it's purpose? Are people curious or apathetic, vi=
gorous or lazy, ignorant or educated? Who teaches better, a novice or an ex=
pert? Is emotion important in engineering disciplines? 
-- 
David L. Willson 
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu 
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) 

This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

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What is free software? What is open
source software? Are they the same thing? What is the usefulness of
the word =E2=80=9Clibre=E2=80=9D?
 

A creator wants to distribute his/her
program under an open source license, and wants to insure that the
program remains =E2=80=9Cfree=E2=80=9D for his/her customers' customers. Wh=
ich
license might (s)he choose?
 

BSD was created under a license which
allows proprietization of the product. Is BSD still =E2=80=9Cfree
software=E2=80=9D? What license is it distributed under? Which well-known
proprietary OS is a derivative of BSD?
 

What is a society? What is it's
purpose? Are people social or independent?
 

What is a school? What is it's purpose?
Are people curious or apathetic, vigorous or lazy, ignorant or
educated? Who teaches better, a novice or an expert? Is emotion
important in engineering disciplines?

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er, Enthusiast<br>RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>Mobile 720-333-L=
ANS(5267)<br><br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span name=3D"x"></sp=
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