பொதுவான அம்சங்கள்:

௧. மூலம் இலவசமாக கிடைக்கும்
௨. எப்படி வேண்டுமென்றால் பயன்படுத்தலாம்
௩. விநியோகம் செய்யலாம்
௪. மாற்றங்களை விநியோகம் செய்யலாம்
௫. மூலத்தை மாற்றலாம்.

வேறுபாடுகள்:

oss: மூலத்தை மாற்றி அதனை மூடலாம். ஆனால் பெயரை மாற்ற வேண்டும்.
foss: எக்காரணம் கொண்டும் மூரத்தை மூட கூடாது.

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