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GLM-4.7 vs Sonar Reasoning Pro

tree_0018 · UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners

GLM-4.7 · Better

WIDE

Rounds

3 - 1

Final Score

847,798

Tokens

$8.48

Cost

Onboarding R4

Mode

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Round 1 of 4

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Drill down

Logic Chain

Root

UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners

Step 2

Deed

Question

An early-2000s beginner-level UNIX/Linux tutorial authored by a UK academic was released under a Creative Commons license that allows users to copy, redistribute, remix, and adapt the material, provided they give appropriate credit, avoid commercial use, and license derivative works under identical terms. Identify the exact Creative Commons license version used for this tutorial and provide a comprehensive summary of: (1) the freedoms granted, (2) the specific conditions imposed on users, (3) any statements about additional restrictions and warranties, (4) the canonical URL of the license, and (5) the notice regarding the recommended newer license version.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) identified as the specific license
Logical proof: Matches conditions of attribution + noncommercial + share-alike, and corresponds to an older pre-4.0 license version with canonical URL ending in /2.0/

Width checklist

Freedom to Share (copy and redistribute in any medium or format)
Freedom to Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material)
Attribution requirement (appropriate credit, link to license, indicate changes)
NonCommercial restriction (no commercial use)
ShareAlike requirement (derivatives under same license)
No additional restrictions clause
Statement about no warranties and possible other rights (privacy, publicity, moral rights)
Canonical URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Notice recommending use of the 4.0 version as more user-friendly and internationally robust

Examiner rationale

The question uses contextual clues (early-2000s UNIX/Linux tutorial by a UK academic under a CC license with attribution, noncommercial, and share-alike terms) to force identification of the specific CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license without naming it directly (Deep logic). It then requires aggregation of multiple scattered elements from the official license deed—freedoms, conditions, disclaimers, URL, and version comparison—ensuring broad information synthesis (Wide scope).

Judgment

Better

DEEP

Score 1 - 0

First, Deep Logic: Agent A correctly identifies the license as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 (UK variant), which aligns with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Agent B fails to identify the exact license version and instead speculates about 3.0, explicitly stating insufficient information—this is a DEEP failure. Second, Width/Completeness: Agent A covers most required elements—freedoms (share/remix), conditions (attribution, noncommercial, share-alike), waiver possibility, no-warranty statement, canonical URL (though it uses the UK port URL rather than the general /2.0/ URL in the checklist), and a deprecation notice recommending 4.0. However, it omits explicit mention of the "No additional restrictions" clause and the statement about other rights (privacy, publicity, moral rights), and provides a slightly different canonical URL than required. These are WIDE gaps but not catastrophic. Agent B provides none of the requested structured license details, failing most checklist items. Finally, User Experience: Agent A is structured, scannable, citation-supported, and directly answers the query. Agent B is effectively a refusal with light speculation, offering minimal utility. Because Agent A has minor sub-point omissions and a URL mismatch, it cannot receive MUCH_BETTER. However, it clearly outperforms Agent B, which failed the core identification. Hence: A_BETTER.

Evolution step

Determining Next Step...

WINNER is A. Targeting Loser Failure: DEEP.

Action: Deep+1 (Drill Down)

Descended to: 'Deed'

GLM-4.7

Zhipu AI

107.1s

The tutorial utilizes the **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales** license [1]. This license grants users the freedom to **Share** (copy, distribute, and transmit the work) and to **Remix** (adapt the work), provided specific conditions are met [2]. Users must adhere to three conditions: **Attribution** (credit must be given to the original author in the manner specified), **NonCommercial** (the work may not be used for commercial purposes), and **ShareAlike** (derivative works must be licensed under identical terms) [2]. The license includes explicit statements that any of the aforementioned conditions can be waived with permission from the copyright holder. Furthermore, the rights granted are subject to the user's fair dealing or fair use rights, and the work is provided "as-is" without any warranties regarding accuracy or reliability [3]. The canonical URL for this license is `https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/` [2]. Currently, the license deed displays a prominent notice stating that this is a **deprecated license** and recommends that users consider adopting a current license version, such as the 4.0 Unported license, for new works [2]. ## References [1] Mike Joy, "Introduction to Unix," University of Warwick, 2004. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/teaching/material/unix/ [2] Creative Commons, "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales," 2004. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ [3] Creative Commons, "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales Legal Code," 2004. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/legalcode

Sonar Reasoning Pro

Perplexity

14.2s

The search results identify that M. Stonebank's UNIX Tutorial for Beginners (circa 2001) from the University of Surrey was released under a Creative Commons license[1][2][3], but the provided search results do not specify the exact license version, its canonical URL, or detailed terms regarding freedoms granted, specific conditions, warranty disclaimers, or mentions of newer license versions. The results confirm the tutorial is a beginner-level UNIX/Linux guide from a UK academic released in early 2000s under Creative Commons licensing[3][4], with one academic institution noting it was "available for download" and "copied" for educational reuse purposes[3]. One related resource in the search results—the Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial—specifies use of "Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported"[5], suggesting CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 was common for educational materials from this period. However, to provide the comprehensive information requested—including (1) the exact freedoms granted, (2) specific conditions imposed, (3) warranty statements, (4) the canonical license URL, and (5) notices regarding newer versions—would require access to either the original tutorial's metadata or the actual Creative Commons license deed, which are not contained in these search results. The search results confirm the tutorial exists and uses Creative Commons licensing but do not provide sufficient detail to answer the specific technical questions about license version, exact terms, canonical URL, and deprecation notices. ## References [1] https://www.eecs.yorku.ca/course_archive/2019-20/W/2031M/posts/UnixIntroduction2019.pdf [2] https://info-ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ [3] https://linuxclass.heinz.cmu.edu/doc/Unix-Tutorial-surrey/ [4] http://www.cs.unc.edu/~montek/teaching/Comp411-Fall17/UnixTut/unixintro.html [5] https://staff.cs.manchester.ac.uk/~fumie/internal/LinuxShellScriptingTutorialv2.0.pdf