A few questions about the BSD licenses.

fender0107401

fender0107401

I am planing to release some codes, however temporarily I still can't release it.
I have a few questions about the BSD licenses.

  • Whether is correct the following syntax?
The source code is copyrighted by the BSD licenses and is freely available from the corresponding author.
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I am not a native English speaker.
If that sentence is not correct then tell me how to write it formally?

  • Whether need I add the following lines to every sources file?
Copyright (c) <year>, <copyright holder>
All rights reserved.

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 <organization> 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> 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.
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I got these contents from the wiki page.

  • How to write the "year" and "copyright holder" properly, if I add the above contents?
Copyright (c) <year>, <copyright holder>
All rights reserved.
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In fact, I really don't care the copyright.
I just want tell others I run FreeBSD and FreeBSD can do a great job.
But I think I should tell them in a seriously way. :e
 
Usually i write something like "(c) Alt, 2010. License BSD"
Dont like these long formalisms, it recalls GPL for me
 
Do you really need non-endorsment clause? On a FreeBSD system there is template for preferred license.
It's better if you include license in every source file. That way anyone can use portions of you software without looking for license file.

BTW, most question can be answered if you look at real world examples, e.g. FreeBSD source.
 
Thanks a lot.
Your suggestions or comments are really helpful.

In China, most people run windows.
As a result, I can't find someone to discuss these questions.

dennylin93 said:
Most projects put the copyright into COPYRIGHT, COPYING, or LICENSE.

Some also put the license into every file.

Copyright year and holder should be something like this:
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I will put the license into every file and COPYRIGHT

Alt said:
Usually i write something like "(c) Alt, 2010. License BSD"
Dont like these long formalisms, it recalls GPL for me
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I don't know why, but I don't like GPL.

fairy said:
Do you really need non-endorsment clause? On a FreeBSD system there is template for preferred license.
It's better if you include license in every source file. That way anyone can use portions of you software without looking for license file.

BTW, most question can be answered if you look at real world examples, e.g. FreeBSD source.
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I read some files in /usr/src, but not every file contains the same copyright declaration exactly, so I am confused.
 
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