Computer Science trivia
Name a software license
24 answers count for this computer science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- MIT
- GPL
- Apache License
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- BSD
- LGPL
- AGPL
- Mozilla Public License
- Unlicense
The iceberg for “Name a software license”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 5 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 5 answers starting with A, B, E, I and Z. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 24 answers in total, 16 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “BSD”. Longest: “Common Development and Distribution License”.
- A, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
- 9 answers can be typed more than one way: “AFL” counts as Academic Free License.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (4). Run through it first.
- Skip MIT, GPL and Apache License; everybody says them.
- Go down the stack: from apps to protocols to the hardware underneath.
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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a software license”?
- Most people start with MIT, GPL and Apache License. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a software license”?
- 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a software license”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “BSD” and the longest is “Common Development and Distribution License”.
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