COPYRIGHT(0)

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okay so bestie, this is the COPYRIGHT page — man section 0, which is already iconic of it. it's the legal receipts page ✨ it doesn't do anything, it doesn't take any arguments, it's just here to tell you who owns what and what you're allowed to do with it. and honestly? it ate. 💖

it's the copyright + license page for the 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite Releases, and it's part of the OpenBSD tree. every word below is load-bearing, so like… don't skim it, mkay? 🫶

🎀 NAME

COPYRIGHT — the copyright and license receipts for the 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite Releases 💅

📜 DESCRIPTION

All of the documentation and software included in the 4.4BSD and 4.4BSD-Lite Releases is copyrighted by The Regents of the University of California.

like, all of it. the docs, the software, the whole vibe. 👑

and here's the copyright line, with every single year listed, no skips:

Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
        The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

not me counting them — there's ten years in there and every one of them matters. 🗓️✨

✅ REDISTRIBUTION (the "yes you can copy it" part)

so redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted — provided that the following conditions are met. three of them. all three. no cherry-picking, bestie. 🙈

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.

3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
   without specific prior written permission.

tl;dr — keep the notice, keep the disclaimer, and don't use the University's name (or its contributors' names) to hype up your product without specific prior written permission. that last one is the one people fumble. don't be that person. 💀

this is the part everyone scrolls past and then acts surprised about. it's in all caps for a reason, bestie. it means it. 😭
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS 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 REGENTS 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.

like. it's "AS IS". no warranty. none. zero. if it breaks, that's between you and the universe. 🌌💀

🧚 THE IEEE / POSIX BIT

okay so — The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American National Standards Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems gave us permission to reprint portions of their documentation. slay of them, honestly. 🎀

and like, heads up on the wording — in the statement that follows, the phrase "this text" refers to portions of the system documentation. that's important, keep it in mind 👇

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form in the
second BSD Networking Software Release, from IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, IEEE
Standard Portable Operating System Interface for Computer Environments
(POSIX), copyright C 1988 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc.  In the event of any discrepancy between these versions and
the original IEEE Standard, the original IEEE Standard is the referee
document.

the takeaway: if the versions disagree, the original IEEE Standard is the referee document. the referee. the final boss. 🏆

📚 THE CBEMA / X3J11 BIT

same deal, different phrase — in the statement that follows, the phrase "This material" refers to portions of the system documentation. 🦋

This material is reproduced with permission from American National Standards
Committee X3, on Information Processing Systems.  Computer and Business
Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), 311 First St., NW, Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20001-2178.  The developmental work of Programming Language C
was completed by the X3J11 Technical Committee.

yes that's a whole physical mailing address in there — 311 First St., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-2178 — and yes, C was developed by the X3J11 Technical Committee. mother of all languages, in a committee. 💅🔥

🫶 VIEWS AND CONCLUSIONS

last thing, and it's kind of the most important vibe check on the whole page:

The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Regents of the University of California.

so like — if an author says something unhinged in a comment, that's them, not the Regents. no cap. 🙈✨

okay that's the whole page, you made it, I'm proud of you 🫶 this was COPYRIGHT from the OpenBSD tree, revision 1.4, dated 2023/01/14 03:12:15, by jsg (hi jsg 💖), and the Berkeley lineage tag on it is 8.2, dated 3/21/94. legal lore, preserved forever. periodt. 👑🎀

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