BSD License

The BSD License is like the GPL, only it gives corporations outright approval to charge you money for what was originally free. Chromium is a fine example of this. Another distinction thereof is the habit of WRITING THE LEGALESE IN ALL CAPS AT THE FUCKING END OF THE LICENSE!!! That, and it is shorter (a very strong selling point).

BSD people hate the GPL for overshadowing their license. They state that their license is more free than the GPL could ever be. Consequently, most BSD UNIX distros have minimal amounts of GPLed software, but it's the only software that matters.

See also

• Hippocratic License

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