Why SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD?

[Sebastian Huber]

On 15/10/2018 12:03, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 09:03:44AM +0200, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>> In case the author of a FreeBSD source file is not the copyright holder,
>> then doesn't have FreeBSD a problem here?
> I could submit a file (--> I'm the author) but assign the copyright to
> the FreeBSD Foundation (--> TFF is the copyright holder).

How do you know that such a contract exists if you only look at the file?

In case the copyright holder is not the author, then is the text

  "THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR 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."

applicable to the copyright holder? If not, is it liable for the 
software due to some default legislation?

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