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Permissive free software license
The MIT License is a permissive software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s. As a permissive license, it puts few restrictions on reuse and has high license compatibility. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: MIT LicenseA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The Iron HeelThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using metallic nanostructures1The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U.S Government under contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.1Cited 430 times
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📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using metallic nanostructures1The submitted manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U.S Government under contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.1
The Origin of the “MIT License”
‘Limited license’
📚 Books worth reading
The Iron HeelJack London · 1907
Gewerbeordnung 1973Austria., Austria · 1974- 📕Fahrverbot, FührerscheinentzugKlaus Himmelreich · 1975
Gewerbeordnung 1994Austria., B. Raschauer · 1994
Approbationsordnung für ÄrzteGermany, Annette Güntert · 1994- 📕Die Gewerbeordnung 1994Austria. · 1994
- 📕FührerscheingesetzHerbert Grundtner · 2006
- 📕Der Lizenzverkehr mit dem AuslandWulf Martin · 1972
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