---
title: Zero Clause BSD
spdx-id: 0BSD

description: The Zero Clause BSD license goes further than the BSD 2-Clause license to allow you unlimited freedom with the software _without_ the requirements to include the copyright notice, license text, or disclaimer in either source or binary forms.

how: Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.  Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] [email] with the name and contact email address of each copyright holder. You may take the additional step of removing the copyright notice, license text, or disclaimer.

using:
  - Toybox: https://github.com/landley/toybox/blob/master/LICENSE
  - smoltcp: https://github.com/m-labs/smoltcp/blob/master/LICENSE-0BSD.txt
  - PickMeUp: https://github.com/nazar-pc/PickMeUp/blob/master/copying.md

permissions:
  - commercial-use
  - modifications
  - distribution
  - private-use

conditions: []

limitations:
  - liability
  - warranty

---

Zero Clause BSD

Copyright (C) [year] by [fullname] <[email]>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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