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What is the purpose of the "non-endorsement clause" in the New BSD license?

it seems smarter to pick the BSD license over the MIT, to prevent people using your name in an unwanted way.

If that is the case, why do people still pick the MIT license over BSD license?

A friend of mine once pointed out that licenses tell you what the license authors were scared of.

If you're scared of having your name dragged through the mud, then the BSD license will seem better.  If you're scared of having your software put into a proprietary piece of software, then the GPL will seem better.  Whatever the license, the author chooses it because it protects them against what they are afraid of.

Different people have different concerns and so use different licenses.
