[beefhash]

> For BSD-style licenses there is Apache for large projects (which has your back) and a myriad of others that does not.

I don't know, the BSDs seem to be doing pretty well without Apache licenses.

[bfrydl]

They are, but if you start a new project and you want a permissive license you should probably choose Apache 2.0. It grants the same rights as an MIT or BSD license but also includes an explicit patent grant and a section that deals with the licensing of contributions.