Open-source licenses give a user certain rights to the source code of the software. Such rights are the right to access, view, modify and share the code. The license terms clearly allow such deeds setting out the terms under which the software license can be utilized and distributed. This model permits collaborative growth and user liberation.
Proprietary licenses refuse the source code access in a stringent way to the software in question. The intellectual property is owned and controlled by the vendor solely. The users are only entitled to use Android software only on restrictive conditions governed by the vendor. It is clearly stated that the code should not be amended or examined internally.
One fundamental distinction is a redistribution right. The licenses used by open-source software usually allow other parties to redistribute the software (sometimes modified), usually subject to restrictions such as requiring them to also release or license any modifications they make to the software. Proprietary licenses virtually prohibit any redistribution, sale or sharing of other parties without express seller permission.
There are divergent rights to modification. Users of open-source licenses can explicitly modify the source code to produce derivative works, customizing the software to the user. Proprietary licenses formally forbid any altering and reverse-engineering and derive new work based on the original code of the software.
User control is dependent on the type of license. Open-source licensing grants the respective user full access to its code and the ability to modify it to create a suitable adaptation and advance through communal development. Proprietary licenses implement the control by vendors by depriving access to the source code and making the right of the user to adjust the software or share it extremely limited, focusing on the monopolization of the program by a vendor.
Conclusion :
The difference between licensing is absolute. Access to the source code, editing rights, and rights to redistribution are required with open-source licenses. Proprietary licenses deprive access to source code, allow no modification, and limit the redistribution. It is this principle of divergence at the legal level that specifies the differences in user rights, with open-source offering freedom to adapt, share and open-source user rights, and proprietary granting complete vendor control and restrictions of use due to closed code.