Open Source Licensing – ‘Do Whatever You Want’ License with Attribution

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I'm looking for an open source license that lets people do whatever they want – just like the MIT license – just as long as they attribute the original author, i.e. me.

Does a common license exist for this? If so, what is it?

Best Answer

The MIT License itself says:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Just make sure to put your own name in the "above copyright notice".