[RRFC] move to MIT as default license for `npm init`, away from ISC
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- JavaScript
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Description
Motivation ("The Why")
MIT is - in my experience - the general intentional default in the JavaScript ecosystem. Additionally, Wikipedia notes that the ISC itself has recommended that the MIT license should be preferred over the ISC license, though the reference is currently broken.
How
Replace ISC with MIT in almost all instances here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked search for isc in the npm/init-package-json codebase and review all matching instances to determine which are defaults used by npm init. Confirm the intended scope from the RFC discussion, then verify that the relevant generated package metadata uses MIT instead of ISC.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100