Licensing

Key Points

• When using 3rd-party libraries & packages:
  • Use permissive and open source licenses, like:
    • MIT license (MIT)
    • Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0)
    • BSD 3-Clause License (Revised)
  • Avoid copyleft and proprietary licenses & software, like:
    • GNU General Public License v3 (GPL-3)
    • GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPL-3.0)

Additional Information

• Articles
  • https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/top-open-source-licenses/
  • https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/a-short-guide-to-open-source-and-similar-licenses/
• Resources
  • https://tldrlegal.com/
  • https://choosealicense.com/
  • https://opensource.guide/legal/#which-open-source-license-is-appropriate-for-my-project
• Tools
  • https://github.com/davglass/license-checker
  • https://github.com/eladnava/tldrlegal
  • https://fossa.com/