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C2000WARE: BSD3-Clause: License clause statement

Bhavpreeta Charan
Intellectual 1200 points
Part Number: C2000WARE

Tool/software:

My customer have following query regarding BSD3-clause.

(1) Does the "BSD-3-clause" license require that the license clause be stated in their product manuals, etc. even if the binary file is installed in the product?

(2) If it is necessary to state it (if above answer is yes), it is not currently described in the related specifications of their products, is it OK to add it from now?

(3) If customer's customer installs a product that uses the "BSD-3Clause" license as a part in the device, will the their customer be obliged to state the license clause in their product manual?

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    TI__Mastermind 34765 points

    Hi,

    The terms of the  BSD -3 License requires users to: Retain the copyright notice, list of conditions, and the disclaimer on all redistributions of the source code.

    1.  Yes, if it is binary format , then the  copyright  notice, list of conditions and the disclaimer should be provided in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
         binary.

    2. Yes, is should be added .

    3. Yes. 

    Best Regards

    Siddharth

  • 0 in reply to Siddharth Deshpande
    TI__Intellectual 1200 points

    Hey Siddharth, thank you for the response.

    My customer is not redistributing it but using it in their device. In the BSD-clause it mentions "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:" (from the link below). Here, do they need to include the license statement if they are only using it and not redistributing it.

    https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause

    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. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

  • 0 in reply to Siddharth Deshpande
    TI__Intellectual 1200 points

    Hey Siddharth, thank you for clarification. Making work accessible to third party means redistribution, so they need to mention the license.