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Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

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Question 1

A software developer has created a mobile fitness tracking application designed to help users log workouts, monitor heart rate, and track daily goals. The developer wants to publish this application for download on mobile app stores.

The developer is deciding whether to release the application under an open-source licence or a proprietary (closed-source) licence.

Discuss the features, benefits, and drawbacks of each type of licence for this fitness application, and make a recommendation on which licence the developer should choose.

Your answer should address:

  • Key features of both open-source and proprietary licences.
  • Legal, ethical, and privacy implications of both options.
  • Specific benefits and drawbacks of each route for the developer and the users.
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Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

22 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Computer Science Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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