What is the freest software license?
As of 2015, the MIT License, a permissive license, is the most popular free software license, followed by GPLv2.
What is license in GitHub?
Public repositories on GitHub are often used to share open source software. For your repository to truly be open source, you’ll need to license it so that others are free to use, change, and distribute the software.
What is the most permissive software license?
Public domain. This is the most permissive type of software license. When software is in the public domain, anyone can modify and use the software without any restrictions.
What does the MIT License allow?
The primary terms and conditions of the MIT license are to grant permissions and indemnify developers for future use. Specifically, it grants any person who obtains a copy of the software and associated files the right to use, copy, modify, merge, distribute, publish, sublicense, and sell copies of the software.
Which type of software is free from all copyright and license restrictions?
Public domain software
Public domain software is not copyrighted. It is released without any conditions upon its use, and may be used without restriction. This type of software generally has the lowest level of support available.
What is the best GitHub license?
MIT
Breakdown of license usage
| Rank | License | % of projects |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIT | 44.69% |
| 2 | Other | 15.68% |
| 3 | GPLv2 | 12.96% |
| 4 | Apache | 11.19% |
What is the most open source license?
MIT License
Top open source licenses by risk
| Rank | License | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIT License | 32% |
| 2 | GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0 | 18% |
| 3 | Apache License 2.0 | 14% |
| 4 | GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0 | 7% |
How do I comply with MIT license?
How to comply with it?
- Don’t change the copyright notice in any files from the MIT licensed project.
- If there is an attribution clause (some variations do) then your application needs to say that it uses code from the MIT licensed project.
What is license risk in Blackduck?
Security risk relates to the presence of known vulnerabilities logged against your open source components. License risk, our focus here, relates to compliance issues that can arise from ignoring the terms and conditions of open source licenses.