Is MIT License The Best?
Patent issues are the time bomb of the MIT licence Many of the issues with the license are due to the evilness of software patents. ... Because the MIT licence has no explicit grant of patent rights as a condition of use of the code you open yourself up to abuse from bad actors.
The MIT licence is community hostile - Janis Lesinskis' Blog
Should I use MIT or GNU license?
GNU GPL obliges you to do some things that MIT doesn't, making MIT friendlier to people who want to sell or re-sell the covered software. GNU makes you make your code freely available, even if you are only incorporating GNU GPL software. (It's different for LGPL).
What are the key differences between the GNU General Public license ...
Which license is better MIT or Apache?
The MIT license is if you're afraid no one will use your code; you're making the licensing as short and non-intimidating as possible. The Apache License you are somewhat afraid of no one using your code, but you are also afraid of legal ambiguity and patent trolls.
Which License Should I Use? MIT vs. Apache vs. GPL - Exygy
Arguably, the biggest advantage of using the MIT License is that it is very permissive. It is not only welcoming to open-source developers, but also to businesses (Proprietary). This quality of the license allows it to be both business-friendly and open-source friendly, while still making it possible to be monetized.
The realm of an MIT licensed software code - iPleaders Blog