Template:BSD license
 | BSD License Copyright © belongs to the uploader Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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 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. |
Usage
This template defaults to the 3-clause version, but may be used for any of the BSD licenses, by adding a parameter:
{{BSD|4}}— This will show the original 4-clause license.{{BSD|3}}— This is the same as {{BSD}}, and will show the new 3-clause license.{{BSD|2}}— This will show the FreeBSD 2-clause license.{{BSD}}— This will show the same as {{BSD|3}}, and will show the new 3-clause license.
The text of the license may be customized with the year, owner and organization parameters:
{{BSD|4|year=2009|owner=[[User:Jimbo Wales|Jimbo Wales]]|organization=the Wikimedia Foundation}}gives:
| BSD License Copyright © 2009, Jimbo Wales Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
This software is provided by Jimbo Wales "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 Jimbo Wales 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. |
{{BSD|3|year=2009|owner=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales Jimbo Wales]}}gives:
| BSD License Copyright © 2009, Jimbo Wales Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
This software is provided by Jimbo Wales "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 Jimbo Wales 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. |
{{BSD|2|year=2009}}gives:
| BSD License Copyright © 2009, belongs to the uploader Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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 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. |
{{BSD}}gives:
| BSD License Copyright © belongs to the uploader Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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 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. |
See also
- {{BSD-lic}}