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  1. Legal Discuss
  2. LEGAL-185

Classify 3-clause BSD ("simplified BSD")

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    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
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      This question was never really answered on the list, so I'm resubmitting it via JIRA to fit the apparent workflow a little better.

      The category-a list [1] currently includes:

      "BSD (without advertising clause)."

      It links to the 2-clause BSD [2].

      My understanding is that the 4-clause BSD ("original BSD") [3] is the
      one that is not permitted.

      But nothing is said about the newer 3-clause BSD ("simplified BSD") [4]

      I propose that the "simplified BSD" should be added to the category-a list.

      [1] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a
      [2] http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
      [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#4-clause_license_.28original_.22BSD_License.22.29
      [4] http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause

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            robweir Rob Weir
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