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so folks, what the correct one? Apache License 2.0? European Union Public License ? GNU Affero General Public License v3.0?
MIT is perfectly fine. Most people want something more copyleft to avoid corporate bs. I use GPLv3 to make sure my company doesn't do anything dumb. GPLv2 and MIT are fine if you just want credit.
AGPL is also cool, but I normally see it used in client/server configurations to prevent people from hiding the useful stuff under a different service.
Anything OSI approved will at least protect you from anything. The other licenses I see floating around usually get in trouble for vague language that can be interpreted in unintended ways.
Here's the big book of licenses if you feel like skimming: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html
Thx for info
When not sure, this site explains it well: https://choosealicense.com/
i'd say if you want to be the most permissive but forcing other people to keep the code they create with your project to still be open source use GNU AGPL3.
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