Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:03:44 +0200 From: Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de> To: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD? Message-ID: <fa33ae00-5772-a562-40c8-ffd4a6b0dc8a@embedded-brains.de> In-Reply-To: <149f117b-bf85-0dce-e26c-c960ad93f7a4@freebsd.org> References: <f396d707-a707-837e-e76f-fec3a7fba2cf@embedded-brains.de> <149f117b-bf85-0dce-e26c-c960ad93f7a4@freebsd.org>
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On 15/10/2018 07:44, Allan Jude wrote: > On 2018-10-15 01:40, Sebastian Huber wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I noticed that a lot of files have this SPDX-License-Identifier: >> >> BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD >> >> I didn't find this identifier at https://opensource.org/licenses, e.g. >> >> https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD >> >> doesn't exist. I didn't find a difference to >> >> https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause >> >> What is the reason for this specialized identifier? >> > 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 i= t > an entirely different license. In case the author of a FreeBSD source file is not the copyright holder,=20 then doesn't have FreeBSD a problem here? --=20 Sebastian Huber, embedded brains GmbH Address : Dornierstr. 4, D-82178 Puchheim, Germany Phone : +49 89 189 47 41-16 Fax : +49 89 189 47 41-09 E-Mail : sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de PGP : Public key available on request. Diese Nachricht ist keine gesch=C3=A4ftliche Mitteilung im Sinne des EHUG= .
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