BSD-2-Clause · Permissive
Permissive. Identical to BSD 3-Clause minus the no-endorsement clause, making it effectively equivalent to MIT in practice.
Yes. The same license produces different obligations depending on whether the software is distributed, hosted, or kept internal. This is the distinction most dependency scanners collapse.
| How you ship it | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted SaaS | No obligation | BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Distributed binary / app | No obligation | BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Delivered to customer | No obligation | BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Internal use only | No obligation | BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
| Published library | No obligation | BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation. |
Attribution
As a build-time dependency it is a different question.
BSD-2-Clause appears as a dev dependency, so it is not part of the artifact you ship. Distribution-triggered obligations do not arise. Tools that emit code into your output, such as code generators, are a separate case worth checking individually.
BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation.
BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation.
BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation.
BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation.
BSD-2-Clause requires retaining the copyright notice and the license text. There is no source-disclosure obligation.
BSD-2-Clause appears as a dev dependency, so it is not part of the artifact you ship. Distribution-triggered obligations do not arise. Tools that emit code into your output, such as code generators, are a separate case worth checking individually.
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