# Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project

### Bruce Montague

`<brucem@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu>`

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# 1 Introduction

This document makes a case for using a BSD style license for software and data; specifically it recommends using a BSD style license in place of the GPL. It can also be read as a BSD versus GPL Open Source License introduction and summary.

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