Tag: Open-Source Odyssey

Solution: Learn that “grep” comes from the ed editor command “g/re/p” (global regex print), which is what grep essentially does.

Solution: Find out how Netscape open-sourcing their Navigator browser gave birth to the Mozilla project (Firefox).

Solution: Discover the ‘smoot’ unit (5 feet 7 inches, approx 1.70 m) included as a joke in the units database, stemming from an MIT prank.

Solution: Learn about the Beerware license, which asks you to buy the author a beer if you like the software.

Solution: Identify the WTFPL – “Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License” – an extremely permissive (and humorously named) license.