MIT License
The MIT License is a permissive free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It allows users to reuse, modify, and distribute software with minimal restrictions, requiring only that the original copyright notice and license text be included in copies. It is one of the most popular open-source licenses due to its simplicity and flexibility.
Developers should learn about the MIT License when releasing open-source projects to ensure legal clarity and encourage widespread adoption, as it permits commercial use, modification, and distribution without requiring derivative works to be open-source. It is ideal for libraries, frameworks, and tools where you want to maximize community contributions and usage, such as in JavaScript packages on npm or Python modules on PyPI.