Yes — these are effectively the same license.
MIT License and BSD 2-Clause License are functionally equivalent permissive licenses. You can combine them freely; either name on the combined work is reasonable, though convention is to keep both notices.
| License | Family | Patent grant |
|---|---|---|
| MIT License (MIT) | permissive | No (implicit at most) |
| BSD 2-Clause License (BSD-2-Clause) | permissive | No (implicit at most) |
MIT License: Short, very permissive; minimal obligations beyond preserving the copyright notice.
BSD 2-Clause License: Two-clause BSD: very similar to MIT, no patent grant.
If you found this page because you're trying to figure out whether shipping a particular dependency is safe, the answer above is a starting point — not a substitute for reading the actual licenses or talking to a lawyer when stakes are high.
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