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In trying to decide which (open source) license to use for Yark, I wanted to see what other projects that I respect were using.

Here are some (listed alphabetically):

• Django: BSD License
• Firefox: tri-licensed under the MPL, GPL, and the LGPL
• Git: GNU GPL v2
• Haml: MIT License
• Linux: GNU General Public License
• Markdown: BSD-style open source license
• PHP: PHP License
• Python: Python Software Foundation License
• Rails: MIT License
• Ruby: GPL and Ruby License
• Subversion: Apache License

So the most popular options seem to be:

• BSD licenses
• GNU General Public License
• MIT License

I get a feeling the cool kids are going for the MIT License these days.

Update: I believe I’m going to go with the MIT License. This page helped me understand things a bit better (via).

Another Update (2008-08-05): Now I’m considering using Apache 2.0 because of this (via).