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<div id='home'>
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<h1>Choosing an OSS license doesn’t need to be scary.</h1>
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<h2>
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<span>{</span>
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Which of the following best describes your situation?
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<span>}</span>
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</h2>
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<ul class="situations cf">
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<li class='whatever'>
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<a href="licenses/mit"><img height='57' src='images/three-arrows@2x.png' width='72'></a>
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<h3><a href="licenses/mit">I want it simple and permissive.</a></h3>
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<p>
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The <a href="licenses/mit">MIT License</a> is a permissive license that is short and to the point. It doesn’t include any warranties and lets people do anything they want with your code (with attribution back to you).
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>jQuery</strong> and <strong>Rails</strong> use the MIT License.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li class='patents'>
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<a href="licenses/apache"><img height='72' src='images/lightbulb@2x.png' width='43'></a>
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<h3><a href="licenses/apache">I’m concerned about patents.</a></h3>
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<p>
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The <a href="licenses/apache/">Apache License</a> is a permissive license similar to the MIT License, but also contains a patent license for any code that infringes on a contributor’s patents.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Apache</strong>, <strong>SVN</strong>, and <strong>NuGet</strong> use the Apache License.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li class='reciprocity'>
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<a href="licenses/gpl-v2"><img height='69' src='images/circular@2x.png' width='72'></a>
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<h3><a href="licenses/gpl-v3">I care about reciprocity.</a></h3>
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<p>
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The GPL (<a href="licenses/gpl-v2">V2</a> or <a href="licenses/gpl-v3">V3</a>) is a reciprocal license that requires that folks who modify your code also license their changes under the GPL. V3 is similar to V2, but adds a restriction restricting use in hardware that forbids software alterations.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Linux</strong> and <strong>Git</strong> use the GPL.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="see-more callout">
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<p>What if none of these work for me or I want to retain all of my rights? <a href="licenses">More licenses are available</a>.</p>
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<p>What if I don't want to choose a license</a>? <a href="no-license">You don't have to</a>.</p>
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</div>
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