Announcement of Ghostty 1.0, a new open-source terminal emulator for macOS and Linux aiming to be a fast, feature-rich, and standards-compliant drop-in replacement.
Explains the MIT software license, its permissive nature, and what it means for developers using or distributing software under it.
Explores the 'as is' clause in open source licenses and its implications for user entitlement and maintainer burnout.
Developer open-sources his old Windows Phone 7.x and 8.x apps on GitHub under the MIT license.
A developer's personal evolution from preferring the permissive MIT license to embracing the protective GPL license for open source software.
A personal story about the benefits and challenges of contributing to open source software for career growth in software development.
Discusses the decline of restrictive software licenses like GPL and the dominance of permissive licenses (MIT, Apache, BSD) in modern open source.
A comparison of the GPL (copyleft) and MIT (permissive) open-source licenses, explaining their key differences and when to use each.
