Re: BSD-2-clause with header
Hi, maybe I would call it
BSD-2-clause-sandia, because the base license is BSD-2-clause.
but this might be not an problem at all, IANAL
cheers,
G.
Il Mercoledì 4 Novembre 2015 12:40, Ghislain Vaillant <ghisvail@gmail.com> ha scritto:
Looks like it. In doubt just give it another name, like "BSD-SANDIA"
Ghis
On 04/11/15 09:13, Nico Schlömer wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm packaging a software which includes the following license statement:
> ```
> Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation,
> the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.
> .
> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> modification, are permitted 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 Corporation nor the names of the contributors may be used to
> endorse or promote products derived from this software without
> specific prior written permission.
> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY SANDIA CORPORATION "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 SANDIA CORPORATION OR THE 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.
> ```
> This is exactly the 2-clause BSD, plus the header
> ```
> Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation,
> the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software.
> ```
> Does the header count as copyright statement? Can we call this license
> BSD-2-clause?
>
> Cheers,
> Nico
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