5.2. Creating a LICENSE file
It is recommended that you distribute your software with a software license.
A software license file informs users of what they can and cannot do with a source code. Having no license for your source code means that you retain all rights to this code and no one can reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your source code.
Procedure
Create the
LICENSEfile with the required license statement:$ vim LICENSE예 5.1. Example GPLv3
LICENSEfile text$ cat /tmp/LICENSE This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.