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This is the best answer IMO, because it correctly answers the question about the third clause. Without a license, copyright law (at least in the US - I'm not familiar with copyright law elsewhere in the world) says that users who receive the software have no rights. A software license adds rights. Because the GPL does not say that users can use the authors' names to endorse or promote a product, they do not have that right. The BSD License merely makes that explicit.
– user3068
Commented Dec 8, 2017 at 14:08
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As I said, requirement three "isn't an additional requirement on users, just a reminder that they may not do it anyway".
– MadHatter ♦
Commented Dec 8, 2017 at 14:47

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