General on My Little Bloghttps://www.parkerchenca.com/tags/general/Recent content in General on My Little BlogHugoen-usParker ChenThu, 10 Sep 2026 11:09:00 +0000Choose your licenseshttps://www.parkerchenca.com/tech/choose-your-licenses/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:09:00 +0000https://www.parkerchenca.com/tech/choose-your-licenses/Common licenses in one table

🔔 Prelude: I sometimes wonder if adding a license to my campus homework is too serious. Nevertheless, I still will add it.

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License Version Include License Include Source Code Trademark Status Change Commercial Use Distribution Modification Patent Right Private Use License Transfer No Liability No Trademark
Apache License 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FreeBSD License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2-Clause BSD License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GNU General Public License(GPL) 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GNU General Public License 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
GNU Lesser General Public License 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
MIT License Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mozilla Public License(MPL) 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Eclipse Public License 1.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Affero General Public License 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
General Copyright Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No

In short?

  1. Completely Open Source -> MIT License, BSD License
  2. Open Source, But Must Credit the Original Author -> Apache License 2.0
  3. Open Source, Must Use the Same License (Copyleft) -> GPL
  4. Allows Commercial Use -> MIT License, BSD License, Apache License 2.0, GPL
  5. Allows Closed Source (Can Be Integrated into Proprietary Software) -> MIT License, BSD License, Apache License 2.0
  6. Does Not Allow Closed Source (Must Remain Open Source) -> GPL
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