Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 01:44:58 -0400 From: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD? Message-ID: <149f117b-bf85-0dce-e26c-c960ad93f7a4@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <f396d707-a707-837e-e76f-fec3a7fba2cf@embedded-brains.de> References: <f396d707-a707-837e-e76f-fec3a7fba2cf@embedded-brains.de>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --wEZxUCpt2eOGVkoTnPTJ0WeX8Qg0QNwHO Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="RBRRas9eht5LmgtUCHdHcWZZQJksObmVO"; protected-headers="v1" From: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <149f117b-bf85-0dce-e26c-c960ad93f7a4@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD? References: <f396d707-a707-837e-e76f-fec3a7fba2cf@embedded-brains.de> In-Reply-To: <f396d707-a707-837e-e76f-fec3a7fba2cf@embedded-brains.de> --RBRRas9eht5LmgtUCHdHcWZZQJksObmVO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2018-10-15 01:40, Sebastian Huber wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I noticed that a lot of files have this SPDX-License-Identifier: >=20 > BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD >=20 > I didn't find this identifier at https://opensource.org/licenses, e.g. >=20 > https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD >=20 > doesn't exist. I didn't find a difference to >=20 > https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause >=20 > What is the reason for this specialized identifier? >=20 When opensource.org created their 'official' BSD license, they deviated from the wording used in the real BSD license. The FreeBSD license specifically says "PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS" and the OSI version says "PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS" There can be a significant difference between those two terms, making it an entirely different license. --=20 Allan Jude --RBRRas9eht5LmgtUCHdHcWZZQJksObmVO-- --wEZxUCpt2eOGVkoTnPTJ0WeX8Qg0QNwHO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJbxCldAAoJEBmVNT4SmAt+Q6cP/3R1MYvU4kKIKU2lUFCOF1w7 IsEFyGsCOdcr5PnTybcYZrBQ2+3ykNCXqNFEHe1YtIoPjDA1X43li67IkH/9w6x3 CgEpMvQIfewPuc1GkoREh51sv8H9zklTWPJao/dlTauZf3jjMdbpIRG5Nf0gJgc+ kHoBvPz1jjyUTlFXwDyTsIidSyy3T3yB2zx1/FumogDb51jrbUafQ19kECuVDOD5 7GdnaWkHYf7raB2foB5oFUkqLWpqSr+8q3zmwJHG52qQHQqQ2IzApKcHRQo+NYf8 wp1W3YX7DocpxhcqjlkpQnR1oit2zS+iN/9Hy0jwhZ+UMazZHszUgJgpVtmT+ygW MLU3444Weti3rCBW6WmSf9BFBgob9/ZAP/dNIURLyuoWewoviwRGEh6mEiRSOTRw J0l255dQZIhYGjZ7fAdeEIWU7oRT5q1max/3nPjrLbse9MSwWJ7+xmKrs8kjtuGF tSCzxO5B9x4qhMsHsPgQ0C8+xRliTKDr6ngtaC1Q80Ifkcj3BGIskD5el907vgG2 wUY3rEmoXPuDPVwBHBsZ9VglvPV06wB7a6mSLX5VzQmiuFtT+jiOD5Y95uhPe94T mJll1yuRTvyfkrHwbO/kPFHgmsepjaaMy6VtxzuMetZUR+5LM8yFqtmSGGLkqnuo +PZC+TcyAmmDk+E0XzGN =chdA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --wEZxUCpt2eOGVkoTnPTJ0WeX8Qg0QNwHO--
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