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Date:      Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:22:58 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, imp@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD BSD License 3 -> 2 Clause History
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> On Dec 30, 2014, at 8:24 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 4:12 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp =
<phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
>> I think you are reading more into that commit than it contains:
>> It merely asserted "Copyright of Compilation" over FreeBSD.
>=20
> Likely. My original post wasn't worded well. I was mostly interested
> in the rationale of removing the endorsement clause (from a license
> writers perspective of new work, not any particular application of =
same),
> which though 'simpler and more free', would seem a tricky thing to =
give
> up, or to model new work on after having seen 3-clause texts.

The endorsement clause is really a legal nothing. Other, existing law =
requires
explicit permission to use one=E2=80=99s name and/or likeness in =
endorsement, so having
it there didn=E2=80=99t change anything. You are already prohibited from =
using the names
of people or organizations without their permission.

Warner


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