Establish Header License For Free

The MIT License is a permissive free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s.

We first navigate to Preferences -> General -> Copyright. Then, to add a new copyright header, we click on the Add button.

How do I get my MIT license? To use the MIT license, developers need to copy the text as provided and include in source files as applicable. If using any other MIT licensed software in the project, retain the original license information at the top of the file, while keeping the copyright statements (if unchanged).

How do I get my MIT license? To use the MIT license, developers need to copy the text as provided and include in source files as applicable. If using any other MIT licensed software in the project, retain the original license information at the top of the file, while keeping the copyright statements (if unchanged).

How do I use the MIT License? When you release source code, put a copy of the MIT License text at the top of each source file as a comment. When you release a software package, include a copy of the MIT License in the root directory of the package. Name the file 'COPYING' or 'LICENSE'.

In the case of the MIT License, users are allowed to: Use the code in commercial applications: For example, a company can create a proprietary piece of software that includes all or part of the original open source code, then charge money for that software.

An MIT licensed software can be redistributed under any other license if the original copyright and license notice is included in the software license. The licensed software can be used, distributed, and modified to any extent; even for proprietary purposes (Closed source licenses).

A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

¶ License headers allow someone examining the file to know the terms governing use of the work, even when it is distributed without the rest of the distribution. Without a licensing notice, it must be assumed that the author has reserved all rights, including the right to copy, modify, and redistribute.

Applying a license to your open source projects Open your GitHub repository in a browser. In the root directory, click on Create new file . Name the file ?LICENSE?. Click on Choose a license template . Pick one of the licenses (all the ones mentioned in this article are there). Once chosen, click on Review and submit .