[RTEMS Project] #4743: rtems-libbsd license?

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#4743: rtems-libbsd license?
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 Reporter:  Sam Caulfield  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high           |   Milestone:
Component:  admin          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |  Blocked By:
 Blocking:                 |
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Comment (by Chris Johns):

 Replying to [comment:4 Sebastian Huber]:
 > If you want to improve the license handling in libbsd, then you should
 address this issue in FreeBSD first and then back port it to libbsd.

 We need to have something to explain this as libbsd is not directly under
 FreeBSD. What about?
 {{{
 RTEMS LibBSD Licenses
 =====================

 The FreeBSD front page (https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src) states:

  "For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this
 directory.
   Additional copyright information also exists for some sources in this
 tree -
   please see the specific source directories for more information."

 We have a copy of that file in LibBSD as `freebsd/COPYRIGHT`.

 The remaining code this repository is under a BSD 2-clause license unless
 specifically indicated in the source file:

  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,
     without modification, immediately at the beginning of the file.
  2. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE 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 THE 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.
 }}}

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