What License Should I Use In GitHub?
One of the most restrictive licenses is GPL. One of the most permissive licenses is MIT. Other popular licenses are Apache License 2.0 and BSD. To apply a license on your GitHub project, you need to create a LICENSE file using GitHub's license templates.
Should I put a license in my GitHub repo?
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.
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What are the licenses in GitHub?
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What is the Licence used by Git?
Git is released under the GNU General Public License version 2.0, which is an open source license.
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