It's good to see MIT and GPLv2 in the top 3, with BSD* and LGPL* in the top 10. The MIT license is also known as the X11 License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

It's good to see MIT and GPLv2 in the top 3, with BSD* and LGPL* in the top 10. The MIT license is also known as the X11 License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#X11License https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#X11License In the age secure boot functionality of UEFI (BIOS replacement) to hinder or outright prevent the installation of alternative operating systems and locked firmwares on common smartphone and tablet hardware. The source code license has a strategic value, especially with high profile open source projects like operating systems. Examples: Android based on GPLv2 Linux, OSX/iOS and many routers based *BSD operating system source code that ship on a closed down hardware.