<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>99% of all OSS Software released from Berkeley Lab have used this license from then. We’re talking several hundred software releases.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For the most recent you can see them on the DOE repo site called DOE Code - <a href="https://www.osti.gov/doecode/">https://www.osti.gov/doecode/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">and type in Berkeley Lab<br><span></span><br><span>Sebastian </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On May 30, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Pamela Chestek <<a href="mailto:pamela.chestek@opensource.org">pamela.chestek@opensource.org</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sebastian,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>You say this license has been in use since 2003. Can you tell us what</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>projects use this license?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Pam</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Pamela Chestek</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Chair, License Review Committee</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Open Source Initiative</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 5/16/19 4:33 PM, Sebastian Ainslie wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The license:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Copyright (c) XXXX, The Regents of the University of California, through</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any required</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy). All rights reserved.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(1) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(2) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(3) Neither the name of the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy nor the names of its contributors</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>without specific prior written permission.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>You are under no obligation whatsoever to provide any bug fixes, patches, or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>upgrades to the features, functionality or performance of the source code</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>("Enhancements") to anyone; however, if you choose to make your Enhancements</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>available either publicly, or directly to Lawrence Berkeley National</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Laboratory, without imposing a separate written license agreement for such</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Enhancements, then you hereby grant the following license: a non-exclusive,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>royalty-free perpetual license to install, use, modify, prepare derivative</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>works, incorporate into other computer software, distribute, and sublicense</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>such Enhancements or derivative works thereof, in binary and source code</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>form.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>---------------------------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The rationale:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The LBNL BSD has been in use since 2003. It has an ADDED paragraph at the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>end that makes it easier to accept improvements without a specific grant</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>required.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>---------------------------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Early examples:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-LBNL.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-LBNL.html</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:LBNLBSD">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:LBNLBSD</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>---------------------------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Proliferation category:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Special purpose - US Federal National Lab</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>---------------------------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kind regards</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sebastian Ainslie</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Principal Commercialization & Licensing Lead Intellectual Property Office</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>www: <a href="http://ipo.lbl.gov">ipo.lbl.gov</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>e mail: <a href="mailto:sainslie@lbl.gov">sainslie@lbl.gov</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>License-review mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:License-review@lists.opensource.org">License-review@lists.opensource.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-review_lists.opensource.org">http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-review_lists.opensource.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></div></body></html>