| MIT License |
Allows use, copy, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and selling the software. |
Must include copyright and license notice in all copies. No warranty. |
Anyone can use/sell if license terms are followed. Violations can lead to legal action. |
| GNU GPL (General Public License) |
Allows use, copy, modification, distribution, and selling. All users have the same rights. |
Must disclose source code; modified versions must also be GPL licensed. |
Same rights for all users; not owner-exclusive. Legal action possible if violated. |
| Apache License 2.0 |
Allows commercial use, distribution, modification, sublicensing, and selling. |
Must include copyright, license text, NOTICE file; no trademark or warranty included. |
No owner-only restriction; any user can use commercially. Legal enforcement applicable. |
| BSD License (3-Clause) |
Allows use, modification, distribution, and selling, even commercially. |
Must retain copyright and license notices. |
No exclusive owner rights; same rights for all. Legal action possible if violated. |
| Creative Commons BY/SA |
Allows use, distribution, and commercial reuse (selling allowed); can modify. |
Attribution required; share-alike for modified versions. |
No owner-only restrictions; selling allowed if terms are respected. |
| Creative Commons BY-NC / NC-SA |
Allows use, distribution, but not for commercial purposes (no selling). |
Commercial use is strictly prohibited; attribution required; share-alike if modified. |
Only the owner may sell or license commercially; others are strictly restricted. |
| No License (All Rights Reserved) |
Nobody is allowed to use, copy, distribute, modify, or sell the code. |
Everything is restricted unless the author grants explicit permission. |
Only the owner can sell, distribute, or clone. Legal protection is automatic. |
This is awesome, thanks for breaking down the permission and restrictions of Github licenses like this