Thomas A. Alspaugh
The Four-Clause BSD License
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Source: FreeBSD text (2009Nov12)

The older BSD four-clause license has not been approved by OSI and is included here only for reference; see The BSD License Template, which is a templatized version that does not include clause 3.

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¶1¶1ṣ1Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. ¶1ṣ2All rights reserved.

¶2¶2ṣ1Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  1. 1. ¶2.1¶2.1ṣ1Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  2. 2. ¶2.2¶2.2ṣ1Redistributions 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.
  3. 3. ¶2.3¶2.3ṣ1All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement:

    ṣ1.1This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.

  4. 4. ¶2.4¶2.4ṣ1Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

¶3¶3ṣ1THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS 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. ¶3ṣ2IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS 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; ṣ2.1LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; ṣ2.2OR 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.

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