Question

Open Source Software provides a means of re-using software. All of the following are true of Open Source Software except:

	A.	The developer of the open source software does not own the code and thus cannot put restrictions on how it is used by others.
	B.	Volunteers participate in the further development of the system.
	C.	In an open-source development, the source code of a software system is made publicly available.
	D.	Any contributor to an open source development may fix bugs and add new features to a system
	E.	Open Source software can have several licensing methods such as GPL, LGPL, and BSD.

Answer 1

For a system to be open-source, it has to comply with the open-source definition which states a software should be made freely available to the public to use, share and modify it.
A) The developer of the open-source software does not own the code and thus cannot put restrictions on how it is used by others. --> True

When software is made open-source the owner does not own the code anymore. So, he can't put restrictions on how it is used by others.

B) Volunteers participate in the further development of the system. --> True.

Open-Source software is contributed by volunteers who accept the contributor agreement in the further development of the system.

C) In an open-source development, the source code of a software system is made publicly available.--> True

By definition, source code is made available to the public in an open-source project.

D) Any contributor to an open-source development may fix bugs and add new features to a system.--> False

Open-source projects accept bug fixes and new features only from those volunteers/contributors who agree to the contributor agreement.

E) Open Source software can have several licensing methods such as GPL, LGPL, and BSD. --> True

Open-Source software can have several licensing methods as stated above.

Answer:

D) Any contributor to an open-source development may fix bugs and add new features to a system.--> False