Cyberpunk City with River

Song #02 Pick a License

Music Album Open Up

In a world where code flows free and wide,
Open source lifts the tide we ride.

Sharing, creating, side by side,
Licenses guide us, fill us with pride.

Pick a License, set it right,
Let your creation shine so bright.

GPL or MIT, Apache light,
Share your work and take your flight.

GPL demands it stay free,
Copyleft fuels community.

Change the code and share once more,
Forever keep an open door.

MIT, concise and sweet,
Integrate the code, your project's complete.

Just give credit, that's the deal,
Permissive touch is what you feel.

Apache stands with patent grace,
Safeguard your work in cyberspace.

Use it, change it, go ahead,
With attribution, you're well-led.

Pick a License, set it right,
Let your creation shine so bright.
GPL or MIT, Apache light,
Share your work and take your flight.

Creative Commons for art and more,
Share your work, open every door.

BY, SA, ND, choose your way,
Mix and match, lead the play.

Consider your goals, envision your dreams,
Select a license that fits your themes.

Freedom, protection, or something in between,
Licenses help you keep your scene.

Pick a License, set it right,
Let your creation shine so bright.
GPL or MIT, Apache light,
Share your work and take your flight.

Join the movement, play your part,
Open source with an open heart.

With the right license, you'll see,
A world of code, wild and free.

All work released under CC BY-NC 4.0 - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
Attribute as: "Music Album Open Up 2025 by Miro Dietiker, MD Systems GmbH"