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BSD License - may require updating by someone more familiar with the license meaning

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The '''BSD License''' is the license by which FreeBSD is released under much like [[Linux]] being released under the 'GNU General Public License'. It governs the rights of use of the source code and related works.

The basic concept is "Please feel free to take our code, do what you want with it but give us recognition of our parts and do not sue us should something go wrong.". The following is taken from the COPYRIGHT file on a FreeBSD 6.2 installation and features the full license details:

# $FreeBSD: src/COPYRIGHT,v 1.6.2.1.4.1 2007/01/02 16:37:33 delphij Exp $
# @(#)COPYRIGHT 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/21/94

The compilation of software known as FreeBSD is distributed under the
following terms:

Copyright (C) 1992-2007 The FreeBSD Project. All rights reserved.

'''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. 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.'''

''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR 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.''

The 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite software is distributed under the following terms:

All of the documentation and software included in the 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite
Releases is copyrighted by The Regents of the University of California.

Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

'''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. 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.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Berkeley and its contributors.
4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.'''

''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS 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 REGENTS 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.''

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American
National Standards Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems have
given us permission to reprint portions of their documentation.

In the following statement, the phrase ``this text'' refers to portions
of the system documentation.

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form in
the second BSD Networking Software Release, from IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, IEEE
Standard Portable Operating System Interface for Computer Environments
(POSIX), copyright C 1988 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc. In the event of any discrepancy between these versions
and the original IEEE Standard, the original IEEE Standard is the referee
document.

In the following statement, the phrase ``This material'' refers to portions
of the system documentation.

This material is reproduced with permission from American National
Standards Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems. Computer and
Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), 311 First St., NW,
Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-2178. The developmental work of
Programming Language C was completed by the X3J11 Technical Committee.

The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are
those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official
policies, either expressed or implied, of the Regents of the University
of California.

NOTE: The copyright of UC Berkeley's Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD")
source has been updated. The copyright addendum may be found at
ftp://ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/4bsd/README.Impt.License.Change and is
included below.

July 22, 1999

To All Licensees, Distributors of Any Version of BSD:

As you know, certain of the Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") source
code files require that further distributions of products containing all or
portions of the software, acknowledge within their advertising materials
that such products contain software developed by UC Berkeley and its
contributors.

Specifically, the provision reads:

" * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by the University of
* California, Berkeley and its contributors."

Effective immediately, licensees and distributors are no longer required to
include the acknowledgement within advertising materials. Accordingly, the
foregoing paragraph of those BSD Unix files containing it is hereby deleted
in its entirety.

William Hoskins
Director, Office of Technology Licensing
University of California, Berkeley

This covers both the works of the FreeBSD development team and the (original) works of The Regents of the University of California.

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   William Hoskins
-  Director ... \n
+  Director, Office of Technology Licensing
-== The Power of Words and Emotional Bonding! ==
+This covers both the works of the FreeBSD development team and the (original) works of The Regents of the University of California.
-If you become steadfast in your abstentions of thoughts of harm directed toward others, all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in your presence. PatanjaliWords have power, incredible power, and this power lies in each and every one of us. Of course, its up to us to use this power for the greater good of all or not.
+[[Category: FreeBSD Terminology]]
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/The-Power-of-Words-and-Emotional-Bonding-2wgncv.html The Power of Words and Emotional Bonding!]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== Stop Using The Wrong Type of Intelligence ==
-−
-A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/Stop-Using-The-Wrong-Type-of-Intelligence-6IGOxm.html Stop Using The Wrong Type of Intelligence]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== Use Your Talents Give More Receive More ==
-−
-When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me.Erma Bombeck
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/Use-Your-Talents-Give-More-Receive-More-n807aT.html Use Your Talents Give More Receive More]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking ==
-−
- "Albert Einstein was once asked what the difference was between him and the average person. He said that if you asked the average person to find a needle in the haystack, the person would stop when he or she found a needle. He, on the other hand, would tear through the entire haystack looking for all the possible needles.
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/Why-Creative-Thinking-is-Inclusive-Thinking-sNMMAZ.html Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== The Way of the Peaceful Parent ==
-−
-The Way is only learned by walking it. Here are the steps I recommend:* Greet your child each morning with a smile, a hug, a loving Good Morning! This is how we would all like to be greeted each day.
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/The-Way-of-the-Peaceful-Parent-sdV8KN.html The Way of the Peaceful Parent]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]

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   William Hoskins
-  Director, Office of Technology Licensing
+  Director ... \n
- University of California, Berkeley
-This covers both the works of the FreeBSD development team and the (original) works of The Regents of the University of California.
+== The Power of Words and Emotional Bonding! ==
-[[Category: FreeBSD Terminology]]
+If you become steadfast in your abstentions of thoughts of harm directed toward others, all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in your presence. PatanjaliWords have power, incredible power, and this power lies in each and every one of us. Of course, its up to us to use this power for the greater good of all or not.

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	This covers both the works of the FreeBSD development team and the (original) works of The Regents of the University of California.		This covers both the works of the FreeBSD development team and the (original) works of The Regents of the University of California.
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		+	[[Category: FreeBSD Terminology]]

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   # $FreeBSD: src/COPYRIGHT,v 1.6.2.1.4.1 2007/01/02 16:37:33 delphij Exp $
   #	@(#)COPYRIGHT	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/21/94
-−
   The compilation of software known as FreeBSD is distributed under the
   following terms:
-−
   Copyright (C) 1992-2007 The FreeBSD Project. All rights reserved.
-−
   '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without'''
   '''modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions'''
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
   '''   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the'''
   '''   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.'''
-−
   ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' AND''
   ''ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE''
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
   ''OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF''
   ''SUCH DAMAGE.''
-−
   The 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite software is distributed under the following terms:
-−
   All of the documentation and software included in the 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite
   Releases is copyrighted by The Regents of the University of California.
-−
   Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
 	 The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
   '''   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software'''
   '''   without specific prior written permission.'''
-−
   ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' AND''
   ''ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE''

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   Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
 	 The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
-−
   '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without'''
   '''modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions'''
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
   ''OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF''
   ''SUCH DAMAGE.''
-−
   The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American
   National Standards Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems have
   given us permission to reprint portions of their documentation.
-−
   In the following statement, the phrase ``this text'' refers to portions
   of the system documentation.
-−
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form in
   the second BSD Networking Software Release, from IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, IEEE
@@ Line 82: / Line 82: @@
   and the original IEEE Standard, the original IEEE Standard is the referee
   document.
-−
   In the following statement, the phrase ``This material'' refers to portions
   of the system documentation.
-−
   This material is reproduced with permission from American National
   Standards Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems.  Computer and
@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
   Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-2178.  The developmental work of
   Programming Language C was completed by the X3J11 Technical Committee.
-−
   The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are
   those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official
   policies, either expressed or implied, of the Regents of the University
   of California.
-−
-−
   NOTE: The copyright of UC Berkeley's Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD")
   source has been updated.  The copyright addendum may be found at
   ftp://ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/4bsd/README.Impt.License.Change and is
   included below.
-−
   July 22, 1999
-−
   To All Licensees, Distributors of Any Version of BSD:
-−
   As you know, certain of the Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") source
   code files require that further distributions of products containing all or
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
   that such products contain software developed by UC Berkeley and its
   contributors.
-−
   Specifically, the provision reads:
-−
   "     * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
         *    must display the following acknowledgement:
         *    This product includes software developed by the University of
         *    California, Berkeley and its contributors."
-−
   Effective immediately, licensees and distributors are no longer required to
   include the acknowledgement within advertising materials.  Accordingly, the
   foregoing paragraph of those BSD Unix files containing it is hereby deleted
   in its entirety.
-−
   William Hoskins
   Director, Office of Technology Licensing

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 The '''BSD License''' is the license by which FreeBSD is released under much like [[Linux]] being released under the 'GNU General Public License'.  It governs the rights of use of the source code and related works.
@@ Line 12: / Line 11: @@
   Copyright (C) 1992-2007 The FreeBSD Project. All rights reserved.
-  '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without'''
-  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+  '''modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions'''
-  are met:
+  '''are met:'''
-. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  '''1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright'''
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ '''   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.'''
-. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+  '''2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright'''
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ '''   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the'''
-    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.'''
+ '''   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.'''
-  ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+  ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' AND''
-  ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+  ''ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE''
-  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+  ''IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE''
-  ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+  ''ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE''
-  FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+  ''FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL''
-  DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+  ''DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS''
-  OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+  ''OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)''
-  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+  ''HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT''
-  LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+  ''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
+  ''OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF''
-  SUCH DAMAGE.''
+  ''SUCH DAMAGE.''
   The 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite software is distributed under the following terms:
@@ Line 41: / Line 40: @@
 	 The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
-  '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  '''Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without'''
-  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+  '''modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions'''
-  are met:
+  '''are met:'''
-. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  '''1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright'''
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ '''   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.'''
-. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+  '''2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright'''
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ '''   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the'''
-    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ '''   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.'''
-. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+  '''3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software'''
-    must display the following acknowledgement:
+ '''   must display the following acknowledgement:'''
-  This product includes software developed by the University of
+  '''This product includes software developed by the University of'''
-  California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+  '''California, Berkeley and its contributors.'''
-. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+  '''4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors'''
-    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ '''   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software'''
-    without specific prior written permission.'''
+ '''   without specific prior written permission.'''
-  ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+  ''THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS' AND''
-  ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+  ''ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE''
-  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+  ''IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE''
-  ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+  ''ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE''
-  FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+  ''FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL''
-  DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+  ''DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS''
-  OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+  ''OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)''
-  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+  ''HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT''
-  LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+  ''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
+  ''OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF''
-  SUCH DAMAGE.''
+  ''SUCH DAMAGE.''
   The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American