Add the full text of the BSD 2-clause "Simplified" license to the kernel tree. It was copied directly from: https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause.html#licenseText Add the required tags for reference and tooling. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Reviewed-by: Philippe Ombredanne Reviewed-by: Kate Stewart Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- LICENSES/preferred/BSD-2-Clause | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 LICENSES/BSD-2-Clause --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSES/preferred/BSD-2-Clause @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Valid-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause +SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause.html +Usage-Guide: + To use the BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License put the following SPDX + tag/value pair into a comment according to the placement guidelines in + the licensing rules documentation: + SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause +License-Text: + +Copyright (c) . 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 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.