Template:BSD/doc

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The template for BSD licenses

Usage

{{BSD |1= |version= |year= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Copyright holder (Owner, author)		The author	required
version	Which version of BSD license to use: 4: 4-clause license (original "BSD License"); 3: 3-clause license ("New BSD License" or "Modified BSD License" or "Revised BSD License"); 2: 2-clause license ("Simplified BSD License" or "FreeBSD License"); See Detailed Usage for examples.		3	optional
year	Year, normally it should be the year of first publication		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: In the "⧼wm-license-information-permission⧽" parameter of the {{Information}} template (or the respective parameter of similar templates) or in the "Licensing" section

⧼Seealso⧽

ISC License

Localization

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Detailed Usage

{{BSD|Thomas Edison|version=3|year=2009}}

3-clause license

The BSD 3-Clause License ("New BSD License" or "Modified BSD License") is the default status for this template.

{{BSD|Thomas Edison}}

or

{{BSD|Thomas Edison|version=3}}

renders as:

2-clause license

The BSD 2-Clause License (a.k.a. "Simplified BSD License" or "FreeBSD License")

{{BSD|Thomas Edison|version=2}}

renders as:

4-clause license

The BSD 4-Clause License (original "BSD License")

{{BSD|Thomas Edison|version=4}}

renders as: