( I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice. This is not the opinion of my school, employer or personal lawyer. Contact a real lawyer for actual legal advice. :) ) The MIT license has become popular in software development but I see it as possibly one of the worst licenses to ever exist, and I will explain why. The software movement is made up of volunteer developers who have the best intentions and who create amazing software and then release it freely to anyone for any purpose.