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So you want to choose an OSS license.
<strong>Now what?</strong>
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<strong>This doesn't need to be scary.</strong>
We compiled a list of three licenses that address what most projects need.
You can pick on of these and be on your way, or click the links to dig deeper
into picking a license that meets your unique needs.
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<strong>Ready? Which of the following describes you?</strong>
<h3 class="big-intro-link">Do whatever with my code</h3>
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<a href="#mit">The MIT license</a> is a permissive license that is short and to the point.
It lets people do anything with your code with two main stipulations:
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<li>- Include proper attribution</li>
<li>- The code is provided without warranty of any kind</li>
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<a href="">More like this...</a>
<strong class="projects">Projects that use this: jQuery, Rails</strong>
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<h3 class="big-intro-link">I&#8217;m concerned about patents</h3>
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<a href="#mit">The Apache license</a> is a permissive license similar to the MIT License,
but it provides a patent license for any code that infringes on a contributor&#8217;s patents.
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<a href="">More like this...</a>
<strong class="projects">Projects that use this: Apache, SVN, NuGet</strong>
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<h3 class="big-intro-link">You care about reciprocity</h3>
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The GPL (<a href="#v2">v2</a> or <a href="#v3">v3</a>) requires that folks who modify your
code also license their changes under the GPL. V3 is similar to v2, but adds a restriction
that doesn&#8217;st allow using the software in hardware that doesn&#8217;t allow modifying
the software.
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<a href="">More like this...</a>
<strong class="projects">Projects that use this: Linux, Git</strong>
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