{"id":1166,"date":"2021-05-19T14:34:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2021-11-04T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:04:16","slug":"type-of-licensing-terms-of-use-license-on-your-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/19\/type-of-licensing-terms-of-use-license-on-your-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Type of licensing  &#038;  terms of use (software licenses) on your project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Different types of software licenses require you to meet certain obligations if you want to reuse the code<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Public Domain<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most permissive type of software license. When software is in the public domain, anyone can modify and use the software without any restrictions. 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