The 3-Clause BSD License (BSD-3-Clause)

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Note This license has also been called the “New BSD License” or “Modified BSD License”. See also the 2-Clause BSD License.

Data Sheet for The 3-Clause BSD License (BSD-3-Clause)

License Attribute	Value
Full Name	The 3-Clause BSD License
SPDX Short Name	BSD-3-Clause
Author	OSI Web Archive BSD 3 Clause
Latest Version	3.0
Publication Date	2009
Author URI	Regents of the University of California
OSI URI	https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
Linking	Permissive
Distribution	Permissive
Modification	Permissive
Patent Grant	Manually
Private Use	Yes
Sub-licensing	Permissive
Trademark Grant	Manually

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Note: The following is an excerpt from the official License web site. It is provided here as a connivence and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference. https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-ClauseCopyright <YEAR> <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.2. 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.3. Neither the name of the copyright holder 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 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.