Battle replay

Seed 1.6 vs Sonar Reasoning Pro

tree_0018 · UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners

Sonar Reasoning Pro · Better

WIDE

Rounds

2 - 4

Final Score

665,480

Tokens

$6.65

Cost

Onboarding R2

Mode

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Timeline

Arrow keys or j/k move between rounds.

Round 1 of 7

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Pressure test

Logic Chain

Root

UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners

Step 2

Deed

Question

An early-2000s beginner’s guide to UNIX and Linux, authored by M. Stonebank at a UK university, is distributed under a specific Creative Commons license. Identify the exact license version (including its canonical URL designation), and comprehensively explain: (1) the permissions it grants to users, (2) all conditions imposed on reuse and redistribution, (3) any stated limitations or disclaimers regarding warranties and other rights, and (4) what the Creative Commons organization recommends regarding newer versions of this license. Your answer should synthesize details from the official Creative Commons license page corresponding to that version.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Correct license identified as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 (BY-NC-SA 2.0) + matches early-2000s UNIX/Linux tutorial by M. Stonebank
Logic shows connection between the tutorial’s stated CC license and the specific 2.0 version page containing the detailed terms and 4.0 recommendation notice

Width checklist

Correct identification of Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license
Canonical URL reference to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Description of permissions: Share (copy and redistribute) and Adapt (remix, transform, build upon)
Explanation of Attribution requirement (credit, link to license, indicate changes)
Explanation of NonCommercial restriction
Explanation of ShareAlike requirement
Statement about no additional restrictions clause
Mention of disclaimer of warranties and note about other rights (e.g., privacy, publicity, moral rights)
Reference to Creative Commons’ recommendation to use version 4.0 licenses instead and note about 4.0 being more internationally robust

Examiner rationale

The question uses contextual clues (early-2000s UNIX/Linux beginner guide by M. Stonebank at a UK university) to indirectly identify the specific Creative Commons license version (Deep reasoning). It then requires aggregating multiple categories of information—permissions, conditions, disclaimers, and upgrade recommendations—from the official license page (Wide aggregation), ensuring the responder must consult and synthesize the full license summary rather than a single brief reference.

Judgment

Better

BOTH

Score 1 - 0

First, Deep Logic: Agent A identifies a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license, but specifies the UK: England & Wales port (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/) instead of the canonical generic 2.0 URL required by the checklist. This is a factual inaccuracy, though it is close to the correct family of licenses. Agent B fails Deep Logic entirely by not identifying any specific license version. Second, Width/Completeness: Agent A covers most required elements—permissions (share/adapt), attribution, noncommercial, share-alike, disclaimers of warranty, moral rights, and CC’s recommendation to use 4.0. However, it omits the explicit “no additional restrictions” clause and provides the wrong canonical URL. Agent B provides none of the required license details, failing the WIDTH checklist almost completely. Finally, User Experience & Presentation: Agent A provides a structured, citation-backed, content-rich answer that attempts to synthesize license terms. Agent B effectively refuses, offering no substantive analysis. Even though Agent A contains a factual error (wrong ported license URL), it still delivers substantial relevant content, while Agent B does not. Because Agent A has a factual mistake, it cannot be rated MUCH_BETTER, but it clearly outperforms Agent B in both substance and usefulness.

Evolution step

Determining Next Step...

WINNER is A. Targeting Loser Failure: BOTH.

Action: Pressure Test (Deep+1 & Wide+1)

Descended to: 'Deed'

Seed 1.6

ByteDance

16.3s

The guide uses the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales license (canonical URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/) [1]. (1) Permissions: Non-commercial copying, distribution, public display, performance, and creative remixing (including adapting content for educational handouts) are permitted without prior author approval [1]. (2) Conditions: Users must clearly attribute M. Stonebank with full citation details (including their UK university affiliation) and a direct link to the license [1]; derivative works must be distributed under the exact same license to maintain share-alike terms [1]; no commercial monetization (e.g., selling printed copies or using content in paid courses) is allowed [1]. (3) Limitations/Disclaimers: The work is provided “as is” with no implied warranties (merchantability, fitness for a specific learning purpose, or non-infringement of third-party intellectual property) [1]; the author retains unwaived moral rights (e.g., the right to object to derogatory treatment of the work) [1]. (4) CC Recommendation: The organization advises licensing new works under newer versions (e.g., 4.0) for global applicability, clearer digital sharing rules, and better compatibility with other international CC licenses, noting the 2.0 UK license’s regional narrowness restricts cross-jurisdiction reuse [2]. ## References [1] Creative Commons. "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales." Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/. [2] Creative Commons. "License Versions: Which One Should I Use?" Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/choose/versions/.

Sonar Reasoning Pro

Perplexity

10.2s

The search results confirm that **M. Stonebank's UNIX Tutorial for Beginners**, authored at the University of Surrey and distributed through educational institutions[1][2], is licensed under a Creative Commons License[1]. However, the provided search results do not specify the exact license version (such as CC BY 3.0, CC BY-SA 2.0, etc.) or include content from the official Creative Commons license page detailing the specific permissions, conditions, limitations, and organizational recommendations requested. The search results indicate that the tutorial was authored by M. Stonebank at the University of Surrey, dated October 19, 2001[1], and has been mirrored at multiple institutions including the University of Bristol and Simon Fraser University with the author's permission[1][2]. The tutorial covers introductory UNIX/Linux concepts and is adapted for the bash shell[1][3]. To fully answer your query, I would need access to: - The specific Creative Commons license version designation and its canonical URL - The official Creative Commons license page corresponding to that version - Detailed information about the permissions granted, conditions imposed, warranties disclaimers, and current recommendations from the Creative Commons organization **The search results provided do not contain the official Creative Commons license documentation or version specifications necessary to comprehensively explain the license terms, conditions, limitations, and organizational recommendations as requested.** A supplementary search targeting the official Creative Commons website and the specific license version used by Stonebank's tutorial would be required to provide the detailed 200-300 word analysis requested. ## References [1] https://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/unix/ - UNIX Tutorial for Beginners, University of Bristol [2] https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~ggbaker/reference/unix/ - UNIX Tutorial for Beginners Mirror, Simon Fraser University [3] https://rc.byu.edu/documentation/unix-tutorial/ - Linux Tutorial, BYU Office of Research Computing