Is Apache license OK for commercial use?

You can use any Apache License 2.0 licensed software in your commercial products for free. However, you must not name your product in a way that it looks like an endorsement from Apache. You must also not use any of the Apache marks (like the multi-colored feather) anywhere in your product or its documentation.

What can I do with an Apache license?

The Apache License is a permissive free software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties.

When should I use Apache license?

The Apache License. It works well for organizations or projects that are larger and managing more contributors, but don’t care about others commercializing the work. It also can help bring on board organizations that are more concerned about software patents or patent trolls.

Which license should I use Github?

We, the Free Software Foundation, use the GNU General Public License for most of our software; it applies also to any other work released this way by its authors.

What license should I use Github?

We, the Free Software Foundation, use the GNU General Public License for most of our software; it applies also to any other work released this way by its authors. You can apply it to your programs, too.

Can I use other GitHub code in my project?

If you want others to use, distribute, modify, or contribute back to your project, you need to include an open source license. For example, someone cannot legally use any part of your GitHub project in their code, even if it’s public, unless you explicitly give them the right to do so.

Is Apache License better than MIT?

The MIT license is if you’re afraid no one will use your code; you’re making the licensing as short and non-intimidating as possible. The Apache License you are somewhat afraid of no one using your code, but you are also afraid of legal ambiguity and patent trolls.

What license should I use for my GitHub project?

One of the most permissive licenses is MIT. Other popular licenses are Apache License 2.0 and BSD. To apply a license on your GitHub project, you need to create a LICENSE file using GitHub’s license templates. Check out my explanation of how I used Python to find interesting people to follow on Medium!

How to apply a license to your open source projects?

Applying a license to your open source projects. 1 Open your GitHub repository in a browser. 2 In the root directory, click on Create new file. 3 Name the file “LICENSE”. 4 Click on Choose a license template. 5 Pick one of the licenses (all the ones mentioned in this article are there). 6 Once chosen, click on Review and submit. 7 Commit the file.

What is the difference between MIT and Apache licenses?

Apache and MIT are functionally nearly the same. (The apache license has some patent right grants that the MIT license is missing). Having a single license will make things much easier for you and any potential users. – Craig Sep 14 ’15 at 18:53

What is the difference between BSD and Apache License?

Popular projects using Apache License 2.0 are Android, Apache, and Swift. BSD has two main versions: 2-clause and 3-clause. They both offer more flexibility to the users than the Apache License 2.0. The source code doesn’t need to be public when a distribution of the software is made.