title: BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License
spdx-id: BSD-2-Clause
redirect_from: /licenses/bsd/
hidden: false
description: >-
A permissive license that comes in two variants, the <a
href="/licenses/bsd-2-clause/">BSD 2-Clause</a> and <a
href="/licenses/bsd-3-clause/">BSD 3-Clause</a>. Both have very minute
differences to the MIT license.
how: >-
Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of
your source code and copy the text of the license into the file. Replace
[year] with the current year and [fullname] with the name (or names) of the
copyright holders.
using:
go-redis: https://github.com/go-redis/redis/blob/master/LICENSE
Homebrew: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
Pony: https://github.com/ponylang/ponyc/blob/master/LICENSE
permissions:
- commercial-use
- modifications
- distribution
- private-use
conditions:
- include-copyright
limitations:
- liability
- warranty
BSD 2-Clause License
Copyright (c) [year], [fullname]
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.
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 THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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.