# Mozilla Public License Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/mozilla-public-license/ 7 people recommended Mozilla Public License in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended as a weak copyleft middle ground that keeps GPL advantages, avoids some of its disadvantages, and includes a patent grant. Summary written by Claude from 7 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Weak copyleft middle ground (3 comments in the sample): "I do wish that weak copyleft like the Mozilla Public License had caught on as a sort of middle ground" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46408721)) "generally at least weak (LGPL or MPL) copyleft are preferred" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062632)) "I find its clauses a reasonable middle ground." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45919626)) - Preferred license for many recommenders (2 comments in the sample): "my preferred license is the Mozilla Public License" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45868034)) "The closest you can get is probably MPL-2.0." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45911892)) ## Other open source licenses people recommend - [GNU Affero General Public License v3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnu-affero-general-public-license/): 19 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize - [MIT License](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mit-license/): 7 recommend, 2 mixed, 5 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Mozilla Public License", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mozilla-public-license/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.