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The MIT License is a permissive software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1980s. As a permissive license it puts few restrictions on reuse and has high license compatibility. Unlike copyleft software licenses, it allows reuse within proprietary software, provided that all copies of the software or its substantial portions include a copy of the terms of the MIT License and also a copyright notice. In 2015, and from at least 2020 through 2025, the MIT License was the most popular software license on GitHub, and notable projects that use it include the X Window System.

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Amoeba (operating system), Systems
Angular, Frameworks
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Source Cobra Language LLC: Why Cobra - Cobra Programming Language
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Source Wikipedia: Microsoft Azure
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Wikipedia: MIT License (for MIT License)
  • Wikipedia, article text
    The MIT License is a permissive software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s.
  • In Group: Permissive Open Source Licenses, lead section
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CoffeeScript (Wikipedia)
Licenses: CoffeeScript, Infobox: license
Quote, Licenses: CoffeeScript, Infobox: license
MIT
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GW-BASIC (Wikipedia)
Licenses: GW-BASIC, Introduction
Quote, Licenses: GW-BASIC, Introduction
Microsoft released the 8088 assembler source code for GW-BASIC 1.0 on GitHub under the MIT License.
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Sass (style sheet language) (Wikipedia)
Licenses: Sass (style sheet language), Infobox: license
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MIT License
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Ren'Py: License - Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine
Ren'PyLicenses: Ren'Py, License page, first paragraph
Quote, Licenses: Ren'Py, License page, first paragraph
Most of Ren'Py is covered by the terms of the following (MIT) license
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Cobra Language LLC: Why Cobra - Cobra Programming Language
Cobra Language LLCLicenses: Cobra (programming language), Why Cobra page, licence sentence
Quote, Licenses: Cobra (programming language), Why Cobra page, licence sentence
Cobra is open source under the permissive MIT license.
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Dafny (Wikipedia)
Licenses: Dafny, Infobox: license
Quote, Licenses: Dafny, Infobox: license
MIT
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Limbo (programming language) (Wikipedia)
Licenses: Limbo (programming language), Infobox: license
Quote, Licenses: Limbo (programming language), Infobox: license
MIT License
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Wikipedia: Microsoft Azure
Wikimedia FoundationLicenses: Microsoft Azure, Infobox: license
Quote, Licenses: Microsoft Azure, Infobox: license
Proprietary for platform, MIT License for client SDKs
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Wikipedia: 86-DOS
Licenses: 86-DOS, Infobox: license
Quote, Licenses: 86-DOS, Infobox: license
Proprietary software, Proprietary, MIT License (v0.11, v1.00, v1.10, v1.14)
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Wikipedia: Julia (programming language)
Wikimedia FoundationLicenses: Julia, Infobox: license
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MIT
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Visual Basic (.NET) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLicenses: Visual Basic, Infobox: license
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Roslyn compiler: MIT License
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Wikipedia: F Sharp (programming language)
Wikimedia FoundationLicenses: F#, Infobox: license
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MIT
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.NET Foundation (dotnet/roslyn repository): Roslyn compiler license
.NET Foundation (dotnet/roslyn repository)Licenses: C#, License file, heading
Quote, Licenses: C#, License file, heading
The MIT License (MIT)
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Agda developers (agda/agda repository): Agda license
Agda developers (agda/agda repository)Licenses: Agda, License file, grant paragraph
Quote, Licenses: Agda, License file, grant paragraph
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
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DBOS, Inc. (dbos-transact-py repository): DBOS Transact license
DBOS, Inc. (dbos-transact-py repository)Licenses: DBOS, License file, heading
Quote, Licenses: DBOS, License file, heading
MIT License
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