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Answer a few questions to help us recommend the best license for your project.
1. What type of project are you licensing?
Software / Code
Art, Music, Photos, Videos, Text (Creative Content)
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2. Do you want to allow commercial use of your project?
Yes, allow commercial use
No, restrict commercial use
3. Do you want to require attribution (credit) for your work?
Yes, attribution is required
No, attribution is optional or not required
4. Do you want modifications/derivatives to be distributed under the same license? (Share-alike)
Yes, require share-alike (copyleft)
No, derivatives can be under different licenses
5. For software, do you want to explicitly grant patent rights from contributors to users?
Yes, explicit patent grant is desired (e.g., Apache)
No, not a primary concern (e.g., MIT, BSD)
6. Is your software primarily a library that others might link to in their (possibly proprietary) applications?
Yes, it's a library
No, it's a standalone application or component
7. For creative content, do you want to allow adaptations or modifications of your work?
Yes, allow adaptations (e.g., remixes, edits)
No, only allow original work to be shared (No Derivatives)
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