4-clause BSD License

Summary

4-clause BSD License is a BSD licenses^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (bsd_licenses category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4-clause BSD License's instance of is recorded as BSD licenses^[3].
• 4-clause BSD License's instance of is recorded as software license^[4].
• 4-clause BSD License's followed by is recorded as 3-clause BSD License^[5].
• 4-clause BSD License's Commons category is recorded as 4-clause BSD License^[6].
• 4-clause BSD License's publication date is recorded as +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• 4-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Q48413^[8].
• 4-clause BSD License's approved by is recorded as Debian Free Software Guidelines^[9].
• 4-clause BSD License's topic's main category is recorded as Category:4-clause BSD License^[10].
• 4-clause BSD License's work available at URL is recorded as https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-4-Clause.html^[11].
• 4-clause BSD License's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '4-Kl.-BSD'}^[12].
• 4-clause BSD License's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Copyright (c) . All rights reserved.'}^[13].
• 4-clause BSD License's SPDX license ID is recorded as BSD-4-Clause^[14].
• 4-clause BSD License's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY COPYRIGHT HOLDER "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.'}^[15].

Why It Matters

4-clause BSD License draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (bsd_licenses category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]