choosealicense.com/_licenses/bsd-3-clause-clear.txt

---
title: BSD 3-Clause Clear License
spdx-id: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
source: https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-Clear.html

description: A variant of the <a href="/licenses/bsd-3-clause/">BSD 3-Clause License</a> that explicitly does not grant any patent rights.

how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders. Replace [project] with the project organization, if any, that sponsors this work.

using:

permissions:
  - commercial-use
  - modifications
  - distribution
  - private-use

conditions:
  - include-copyright

limitations:
  - liability
  - patent-use
  - warranty

---

The Clear BSD License

Copyright (c) [year] [fullname]
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the disclaimer
below) provided that the following conditions are met:

     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

     * 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.

     * 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.

NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PARTY'S PATENT RIGHTS ARE GRANTED BY
THIS LICENSE. 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.
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00			`---`
use SPDX license list 3.0 2017-12-29 23:30:08 +01:00			`title: BSD 3-Clause Clear License`
spdx-id required, nickname only for licenses with customary short names 2016-05-24 23:21:13 +02:00			`spdx-id: BSD-3-Clause-Clear`
sort license properties in the order permissions > conditions > limitations (fixes #387) 2016-08-22 19:25:24 +02:00			`source: https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-Clear.html`
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00
add missing descriptions, missing property, slight desc tweaks 2016-04-04 19:56:29 +02:00			`description: A variant of the <a href="/licenses/bsd-3-clause/">BSD 3-Clause License</a> that explicitly does not grant any patent rights.`
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00
			`how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the copyright holders. Replace [project] with the project organization, if any, that sponsors this work.`

make `using` required for new licenses 2017-05-30 23:17:13 +02:00			`using:`

rename/order license properties better reflect how licenses work and are structured grant (permissions) conditioned on (conditions) with limitations Permissions coming first combats mistaken but apparently widespread impression that licenses impose conditions, even such that without a license, there would be no conditions/work would be in the public domain. Requirements->Conditions emphasizes that they are pertinent if one wants to take advantage of permissions. Forbiddens->Limitations is more accurate: in most cases licenses don't give permission to hold licensors liable, in some cases to use licensors' trademarks or patents, but a licensee does not lose the permissions granted by the license if the licensee holds licensor liable, etc. Also emphasizes that there are limitatations on the license grant, not that the license imposes prohibitions. The most concise place to see both the rename and reorder is in _includes/license-overview.html I did not reorder the appearance of the groups of properties in license source files (.txt files in _licenses) as those orderings are not used to render anything on the webiste. Might do so later. 2016-03-01 22:33:15 +01:00			`permissions:`
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00			`- commercial-use`
			`- modifications`
			`- distribution`
			`- private-use`

sort license properties in the order permissions > conditions > limitations (fixes #387) 2016-08-22 19:25:24 +02:00			`conditions:`
			`- include-copyright`

rename/order license properties better reflect how licenses work and are structured grant (permissions) conditioned on (conditions) with limitations Permissions coming first combats mistaken but apparently widespread impression that licenses impose conditions, even such that without a license, there would be no conditions/work would be in the public domain. Requirements->Conditions emphasizes that they are pertinent if one wants to take advantage of permissions. Forbiddens->Limitations is more accurate: in most cases licenses don't give permission to hold licensors liable, in some cases to use licensors' trademarks or patents, but a licensee does not lose the permissions granted by the license if the licensee holds licensor liable, etc. Also emphasizes that there are limitatations on the license grant, not that the license imposes prohibitions. The most concise place to see both the rename and reorder is in _includes/license-overview.html I did not reorder the appearance of the groups of properties in license source files (.txt files in _licenses) as those orderings are not used to render anything on the webiste. Might do so later. 2016-03-01 22:33:15 +01:00			`limitations:`
no-liability -> liability, warranty rename and add tag and associated descriptions fixes #412 2016-12-12 23:29:25 +01:00			`- liability`
Add "forbidden" property for "patent-use", mirroring "trademark-use", for the sorry licenses that explicitly do not grant any patent permissions 2016-02-28 21:10:23 +01:00			`- patent-use`
no-liability -> liability, warranty rename and add tag and associated descriptions fixes #412 2016-12-12 23:29:25 +01:00			`- warranty`
sort license properties in the order permissions > conditions > limitations (fixes #387) 2016-08-22 19:25:24 +02:00
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00			`---`

			`The Clear BSD License`

clearbsd from https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/553/commits/f4c8baf53599c86c200a4a334571170085ef4e45 2017-11-20 04:29:02 +01:00			`Copyright (c) [year] [fullname]`
add clear BSD 2015-08-19 22:14:26 +02:00			`All rights reserved.`

hard wrap 2015-09-08 18:54:14 +02:00			`Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without`
			`modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the disclaimer`
			`below) provided that the following conditions are met:`

update license texts from #489, avoid EPL-1.0 skip 2017-11-20 21:02:53 +01:00			`* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,`
			`this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.`
hard wrap 2015-09-08 18:54:14 +02:00
update license texts from #489, avoid EPL-1.0 skip 2017-11-20 21:02:53 +01:00			`* 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.`
clearbsd from https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/553/commits/f4c8baf53599c86c200a4a334571170085ef4e45 2017-11-20 04:29:02 +01:00
rm spurious indent, unnecessary field 2017-11-20 21:20:33 +01:00			`* 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.`
clearbsd from https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/553/commits/f4c8baf53599c86c200a4a334571170085ef4e45 2017-11-20 04:29:02 +01:00
			`NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PARTY'S PATENT RIGHTS ARE GRANTED BY`
			`THIS LICENSE. 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.`