From c37225742bbe3f8173f3c4810953cfba7ad67be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hutchings Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:10:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] debian/copyright: Move GPL-2 boilerplate to its own paragraph It is apparently valid to refer to licenses by short name alone only if the full text is placed in a standalone License paragraph, not as part of an earlier Files paragraph. --- debian/copyright | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright index af6f613ba..706941e5d 100644 --- a/debian/copyright +++ b/debian/copyright @@ -5,21 +5,6 @@ Source: http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ Files: * Copyright: 1991-2012 Linus Torvalds and many others License: GPL-2 - This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as - published by the Free Software Foundation. - . - This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the - GNU General Public License for more details. - . - You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software - Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA - . - On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version - 2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'. Files: debian/* Copyright: 1996-2006 Manoj Srivastava @@ -128,3 +113,20 @@ License: Xen-interface LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. + +License: GPL-2 + This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as + published by the Free Software Foundation. + . + This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for more details. + . + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA + . + On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version + 2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.