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diff --git a/License.txt b/License.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ee303a --- /dev/null +++ b/License.txt @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +3-clause license ("New BSD License" or "Modified BSD License") +New BSD License +Author Regents of the University of California +Publisher Public Domain +Published July 22, 1999[8] +DFSG compatible Yes[7] +FSF approved Yes[1] +OSI approved Yes[3] +GPL compatible Yes[1] +Copyleft No[1] +Copyfree Yes +Linking from code with a different license Yes + +The advertising clause was removed from the license text in the official BSD on July 22, 1999 by William Hoskins, Director of +the Office of Technology Licensing for UC Berkeley.[8] Other BSD distributions removed the clause, but many similar clauses +remain in BSD-derived code from other sources, and unrelated code using a derived license. + +While the original license is sometimes referred to as "BSD-old", the resulting 3-clause version is sometimes referred to by +"BSD-new." Other names include "New BSD", "revised BSD", "BSD-3", or "3-clause BSD". This version has been vetted as +an Open source license by the OSI as the "The BSD License".[3] The Free Software Foundation, which refers to the license +as the "Modified BSD License", states that it is compatible with the GNU GPL. The FSF encourages users to be specific +when referring to the license by name (i.e. not simply referring to it as "a BSD license" or "BSD-style") to avoid confusion with +the original BSD license.[1] + +This version allows unlimited redistribution for any purpose as long as its copyright notices and the license's disclaimers of +warranty are maintained. The license also contains a clause restricting use of the names of contributors for endorsement of a +derived work without specific permission. + +Copyright (c) <year>, <copyright holder> +All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: + * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + * Neither the name of the <organization> nor the + names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products + derived from this software without specific prior written permission. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND +ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED +WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> BE LIABLE FOR ANY +DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES +(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; +LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND +ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS +SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + + +References + +1. ^ a b c d e "Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF): Modified BSD license". + Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 02 October 2010. +2. ^ a b c d e "Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF): FreeBSD license". + Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 02 October 2010. +3. ^ a b c d e f "Open Source Initiative OSI - The BSD License:Licensing". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved 06 December 2009. +4. ^ a b c d "Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF): Original BSD license". + Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 02 October 2010. +5. ^ The year given is the year 4.3BSD-Tahoe was released. Whether this is the first use of the license is not known. +6. ^ The year given is the year 4.3BSD-Reno was released. Whether this is the first use of the license is not known. +7. ^ a b "Debian -- License information". Debian. Retrieved 18 February 2010. +8. ^ a b c "To All Licensees, Distributors of Any Version of BSD". University of California, Berkeley. 1999-07-22. Retrieved + 2006-11-15. +9. ^ Richard Stallman. "The BSD License Problem". Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2006-11-15. +10. ^ "The FreeBSD Copyright". The FreeBSD Project. Retrieved 6 December 2009. +11. ^ "NetBSD Licensing and Redistribution". The NetBSD Foundation. Retrieved 06 December 2009. |