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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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<ul class="situations cf">
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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'm interested in simplicity and permissiveness.</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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<strong>jQuery</strong> and <strong>Rails</strong> use the MIT License.
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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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<strong>Apache</strong>, <strong>SVN</strong>, and <strong>NuGet</strong> use the Apache License.
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TODO: We might need a GPL landing page here so we're not making any political statements
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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.html">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>) isn't a permissive license, meaning that it 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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<strong>Linux</strong> and <strong>Git</strong> use the GPL.
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<a href="about">About</a>
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<a href="#">Terms of Service</a>
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<p>The information on this page and site is for informational purposes and intended to help you choose a license for your software project. It always makes sense to consult with a legal professional before adopting a software license for your project.<br>
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This site is licensed under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</a>.
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