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Open Source Licenses: MIT vs Apache vs GPL
Using free code blindly can force your company to open-source its product. How to avoid 'legal landmines' as a developer.
June 16, 2025
Codemapo
Using free code blindly can force your company to open-source its product. How to avoid 'legal landmines' as a developer.
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Open source licenses are law. If you don't know them, your company—or the product you built—could face serious consequences. MIT/Apache are safe, GPL/AGPL are viral, and dual licensing is a business strategy.
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