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[Open question] Why are so many open-source projects, particularly projects written in Rust, MIT licensed? (opensource.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by novaTopFlex@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30924455

A few people pointed out that many [R]ust projects were MIT licensed and since then I indeed have seen MIT licensed projects everywhere in Rust. Then I found the link of this post and it looks like MIT was by far the most popular license in all of opensource in 2023.

Any ideas why?

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[–] who@feddit.org 70 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't have any reason to think this is particular to Rust. The MIT license is popular because it's permissive, simple, and well-known. Developers often choose it when they want to maximize a project's reach.

[–] nous@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

There is good reason to think it is not just rust.