Umthombo ogengenezi
Umthombo ogengenezi ngokuvamile ubhekisela kuhlelokusebenza enomkitizo ewenziwe utholakale, okuvumela ukusetshenziswa, ukuguqulwa, kanye nokusatshalaliswa kabusha. Uhlotshaniswa kakhulu nehlelokusebenza elisatshalaliswa ngaphansi kwezimvume ezihlangabezana nemigomo ye- Open Source Definition egcinwe yi- Open Source Initiative, evumela noma ubani ukuthi ayisebenzisele noma iyiphi injongo, yize leli gama ngezinye izikhathi lisetshenziswa kabanzi kuhlelokusebenza elisatshalaliswa ngomkitizo ngaphansi kwezimo ezahlukene ezibonisa ukwehluka kokusetshenziswa kwegama kanye nencazelo yalo eqondile. Lo mqondo uphinde wasetshenziswa ngale kwehlelokusebenza kwezinye izinsiza zezezibhangqiwe ezenziwe zatholakala kanye nezihele zomthombo noma imiqulu yomkuklamo, njengezinsizakusebenza zemfundo yoMthombo Ogengenezi, izigcoyi yomthombo ogengenezi noma ingqayika yomthombo ogengenezi.[1]