← Back to context Comment by edm0nd 3 years ago What's the most widely used license type when it comes to OSS software? 2 comments edm0nd Reply omoikane 3 years ago MIT, according to this old github blog: https://github.blog/2015-03-09-open-source-license-usage-on-...Might be because https://choosealicense.com/ recommends MIT license. prophesi 3 years ago MIT and Apache 2.0, I think. They're both very permissive. You can both use the software as a library or create derivative works without needing to open your source or change your licensing. IANAL, though.
omoikane 3 years ago MIT, according to this old github blog: https://github.blog/2015-03-09-open-source-license-usage-on-...Might be because https://choosealicense.com/ recommends MIT license.
prophesi 3 years ago MIT and Apache 2.0, I think. They're both very permissive. You can both use the software as a library or create derivative works without needing to open your source or change your licensing. IANAL, though.
MIT, according to this old github blog: https://github.blog/2015-03-09-open-source-license-usage-on-...
Might be because https://choosealicense.com/ recommends MIT license.
MIT and Apache 2.0, I think. They're both very permissive. You can both use the software as a library or create derivative works without needing to open your source or change your licensing. IANAL, though.