When working with open-source licenses, it's important to choose one that aligns with your intentions for how the code can be used, modified, and redistributed. Here are some open-source licenses that generally allow for cloning, modifying, and redistributing the code, often with certain conditions:

1. MIT License

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing, including for commercial use.
• Conditions: You must include the original copyright notice and license in any copies of the work.

2. Apache License 2.0

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing, including for commercial use.
• Conditions: You must include a copy of the license, provide a NOTICE file, and state any modifications made. Patents are explicitly granted.

3. BSD License (2-Clause and 3-Clause)

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing, including for commercial use.
• Conditions: You must include the original copyright notice and license. The 3-Clause version includes an additional clause preventing the use of the names of the project contributors for promotional purposes without written permission.

4. GNU General Public License (GPL) v2 or v3

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing.
• Conditions: Any distributed modified versions must also be licensed under the GPL, and the source code must be made available.

5. GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) v2.1 or v3

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing, including for use in proprietary software.
• Conditions: Modifications to the library itself must be open-sourced, but you can use the library in proprietary applications.

6. Mozilla Public License 2.0

• Allows: Cloning, modifying, and redistributing.
• Conditions: Modifications must be released under the same license, but you can combine it with proprietary code.

Choosing the Right License

When choosing a license, consider the following:

• MIT and BSD licenses are very permissive, making them great for maximizing the use of your code.
• Apache License 2.0 offers some additional protections, particularly around patents.
• GPL licenses enforce that derivative works remain open-source, which might be desirable if you want to ensure that any modifications stay open-source.
• LGPL allows for use in proprietary software while keeping modifications to the library open-source.
• Mozilla Public License is a middle ground, allowing proprietary code to be combined with the open-source code but requiring modifications to the open-source code to be shared.

Be sure to read the full text of any license you are considering to fully understand the obligations and permissions it grants.

Disclaimer

This is not a legal advice document. Please do your own research and due deligence.