2-clause BSD License

Summary

2-clause BSD License is an OSI-approved license^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2-clause BSD License's instance of is recorded as OSI-approved license^[3].
• 2-clause BSD License's instance of is recorded as software license^[4].
• Berkeley Software Distribution is named after 2-clause BSD License^[5].
• 2-clause BSD License's follows is recorded as 3-clause BSD License^[6].
• 2-clause BSD License's followed by is recorded as 1-clause BSD License^[7].
• 2-clause BSD License's Commons category is recorded as 2-clause BSD License^[8].
• 2-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines^[9].
• 2-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Open Source Initiative^[10].
• 2-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Q48413^[11].
• 2-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Fedora Project^[12].
• 2-clause BSD License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause^[13].
• 2-clause BSD License's work available at URL is recorded as https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause.html^[14].
• 2-clause BSD License's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus^[15].
• 2-clause BSD License's used by is recorded as FreeBSD^[16].
• 2-clause BSD License's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'BSD-2'}^[17].
• 2-clause BSD License's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '2-Kl.-BSD'}^[18].
• 2-clause BSD License's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Copyright (c) .'}^[19].
• 2-clause BSD License's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as License:BSD-2-Clause^[20].
• 2-clause BSD License's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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 THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS 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.'}^[21].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include OSI-approved license^[3] and software license^[4].

History and Context

Berkeley Software Distribution is named after 2-clause BSD License^[5].

Why It Matters

2-clause BSD License has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]