Locate Comment License For Free

From your repository on GitHub, create a new file with the "New File" button on the top bar in the repo. Name it "LICENSE.md" or "LICENSE. txt" and choose the right license from the license picker. You can also paste the license from the website .

Go to your repository. Click on "Create new file" Button. Type the file name as License.txt or License.md in the input box next to your repository name, a drop down button appears towards right side. Choose the type of license of your choice. Click "Commit new file" button at the bottom (Green button)

In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings. Under Settings, click Enterprise licensing. Review your current GitHub Enterprise license, as well as consumed and available user licenses.

How do I get my MIT license? To use the MIT license, developers need to copy the text as provided and include in source files as applicable. If using any other MIT licensed software in the project, retain the original license information at the top of the file, while keeping the copyright statements (if unchanged).

In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings. Under Settings, click License. In the "User licenses" section, under "Quick links", click Update license. To upload your license, click License file, or drag your license file onto License file.

You're under no obligation to choose a license. However, without a license, the default copyright laws apply, meaning that you retain all rights to your source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work.

One of the most permissive licenses is MIT. Other popular licenses are Apache License 2.0 and BSD. To apply a license on your GitHub project, you need to create a LICENSE file using GitHub's license templates.