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You're creating a new repo and they are asking if you want to include a license?
They seem to recommend it? The link you post links to another which explains no licence = issues.
I've certainly gained a lot more from the open source ecosystem than I'll ever be able to contribute back.
This will be my case too. As unlikely as it is I would be a bit miffed if someone lifts the code, makes a tidy profit from it then somehow prevents others doing the same. I'm probably overthinking things.
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You're creating a new repo and they are asking if you want to include a license?
They have a good page that explains the gist of each licence, but you absolutely do not have to include one if you don't want to.
I typically use the MIT license, one of the more permissive and relaxed licenses, because I don't care what people do with my code and I've certainly gained a lot more from the open source ecosystem than I'll ever be able to contribute back.