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LICENSES: Add the BSD-3-clause "Clear" license
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Add the full text of the BSD 3-clause "Clear" License to the
kernel tree.  It was copied directly from:

  https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-Clear.html

Add the required tags for reference and tooling.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Ombredanne <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Kate Stewart <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
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KAGA-KOKO authored and Jonathan Corbet committed Jan 6, 2018
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Valid-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause-Clear.html
Usage-Guide:
To use the BSD 3-clause "Clear" License put the following SPDX
tag/value pair into a comment according to the placement guidelines in
the licensing rules documentation:
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
License-Text:

The Clear BSD License

Copyright (c) [xxxx]-[xxxx] [Owner Organization]
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the disclaimer
below) provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* 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.

* Neither the name of [Owner Organization] nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.

NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PARTY'S PATENT RIGHTS ARE GRANTED BY
THIS LICENSE. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDER
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.

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