Re:Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0
by brudgers on Saturday March 09, 2019 @05:20PM
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The MIT license goes back to 1988. A simpler time in so far as the open source community was significantly smaller. It was attached to an important piece of software, X11. It spread organically as more and more *nix systems were deployed over the decades. Compatibility with GPL didn't hurt.
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Re:Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0
by kemitchell on Sunday March 10, 2019 @12:23AM
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I'd date what we now call "MIT" back further, to X10R3 in February of 1986. That's based on secondary sources. I'd love direct evidence if it's out there. Preferably a verified copy of the license to keep in my office. ;-)