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English: This chart shows the most popular open-source licenses in 2021 according to mend.io. In order of most to least popular they are the Apache License, the MIT License, the GNU General Public Licenses, the BSD licenses, the GNU Lesser General Public License, and the Mozilla Public License. Many other licenses were used according to their study but no other licenses rose above a 1% usage share.

Summary: https://www.mend.io/resources/blog/open-source-licenses-trends-and-predictions/ , whitepaper: "The Complete Guide for Open Source Licenses 2022".

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Most popular open-source licenses

22 January 2023

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current21:20, 9 March 2024180 × 180 (82 KB)Rjjiiimoved non-named licenses slice to the final section rather than placing it by size

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