[Reprinted] How do I select an open-source license?

How to select an open source license for the code is a problem.

There are hundreds of open-source licenses in the world. Few people have figured out their differences. It is complicated to make a choice among the six most popular ones-GPL, BSD, MIT, Mozilla, Apache, and lgpl.

Paul Bagwell, a Ukrainian programmer, draws an analysis diagram to explain how to choose. This is the simplest explanation I have ever seen. In just two minutes, you can figure out the biggest difference between the six licenses.

Below is my Chinese version. Please click to see the big picture.

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