LPI LINUX ESSENTIALS PART 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Copyright - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A law that allows the original creator of a work to determine
how something is properly used.
Free software - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Software which you have the legal rights to 1.) run the
program for any purpose, 2.) study how the program works and change it to make it do
what you wish, 3.) redistribute copies, and 4.) improve the program and release your improvements.
Richard M. Stallman (RMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The founder of the idea of "free software" who
launched the GNU project.
Open Source Initiative (OSI) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A campaign for open-sourced software.
End User License Agreement (EULA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A legal contract between the
manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application.
GNU General Public License (GPL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A widely used free software license,
which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.
Free Software Foundation (FSF) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A non-profit organization founded by
Richard Stallman to support the free software movement,
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A family of permissive free software
licenses. The recipient of the software is basically allowed to do with the software whatever they want
as long as they do not create the impression that their use is endorsed by the creator. Does not require
source code to be distributed.
Apache License - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅It is more complex than the BSD license, but also contains
clauses governing use of patents and trademarks and other details.
, Mozilla Public License (MPL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A weak copyleft license that requires that
code obtained under the this license must be distributed under this license if at all (like the GPL), but
also allows adding code under other licenses which does not need to be distributed under the same
license.
Creative Commons License (CC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A license that is used when an author
wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created.
Public Domain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Works that cannot fall under copyright, usually because
they are too old to.
Red Hat Commercial Linux - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The first Linux distribution to use the RPM
package manager. Was last published in 2004.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A continuation of Red Hat Commercial
Linux that was targeted for enterprise environments.
Fedora - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A free Linux distribution that serves as a branch and testing bed
for RHEL and focuses on innovating new ideas.
CentOS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A free, enterprise-class Linux distribution that is built up upon and
completely compatible with RHEL.
Scientific Linux (SL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Linux distribution based on RHEL that is optimized
for scientific experimentation.
SUSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The most popular Linux distribution in Germany.
Debian - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Linux distribution that is upheld by more than 1000 volunteers.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Copyright - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A law that allows the original creator of a work to determine
how something is properly used.
Free software - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Software which you have the legal rights to 1.) run the
program for any purpose, 2.) study how the program works and change it to make it do
what you wish, 3.) redistribute copies, and 4.) improve the program and release your improvements.
Richard M. Stallman (RMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The founder of the idea of "free software" who
launched the GNU project.
Open Source Initiative (OSI) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A campaign for open-sourced software.
End User License Agreement (EULA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A legal contract between the
manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application.
GNU General Public License (GPL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A widely used free software license,
which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.
Free Software Foundation (FSF) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A non-profit organization founded by
Richard Stallman to support the free software movement,
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A family of permissive free software
licenses. The recipient of the software is basically allowed to do with the software whatever they want
as long as they do not create the impression that their use is endorsed by the creator. Does not require
source code to be distributed.
Apache License - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅It is more complex than the BSD license, but also contains
clauses governing use of patents and trademarks and other details.
, Mozilla Public License (MPL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A weak copyleft license that requires that
code obtained under the this license must be distributed under this license if at all (like the GPL), but
also allows adding code under other licenses which does not need to be distributed under the same
license.
Creative Commons License (CC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A license that is used when an author
wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created.
Public Domain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Works that cannot fall under copyright, usually because
they are too old to.
Red Hat Commercial Linux - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The first Linux distribution to use the RPM
package manager. Was last published in 2004.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A continuation of Red Hat Commercial
Linux that was targeted for enterprise environments.
Fedora - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A free Linux distribution that serves as a branch and testing bed
for RHEL and focuses on innovating new ideas.
CentOS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A free, enterprise-class Linux distribution that is built up upon and
completely compatible with RHEL.
Scientific Linux (SL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Linux distribution based on RHEL that is optimized
for scientific experimentation.
SUSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The most popular Linux distribution in Germany.
Debian - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A Linux distribution that is upheld by more than 1000 volunteers.
