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debian: Clarify where to find the GPL-2 license

Move text about location of GPL-2 on Debian systems into a Comment
field, and add the stock reference to the gnu.org site in case the
license is not provided with the source code.
Guillem Jover 8 years ago
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debian/changelog

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dpkg (1.18.5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     to https:// if the latter is available (round three). This includes the
     to https:// if the latter is available (round three). This includes the
     dpkg git repository, copyright format URL and examples in man pages among
     dpkg git repository, copyright format URL and examples in man pages among
     others.
     others.
+  * Clarify where to find the GPL-2 license in debian/copyright.
   * Perl modules:
   * Perl modules:
     - Add new CTRL_REPO_RELEASE control block type to Dpkg::Control.
     - Add new CTRL_REPO_RELEASE control block type to Dpkg::Control.
     - Add new CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES and
     - Add new CTRL_COPYRIGHT_HEADER, CTRL_COPYRIGHT_FILES and

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debian/copyright

@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ License: GPL-2+
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  GNU General Public License for more details.
  GNU General Public License for more details.
  .
  .
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+Comment:
  On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
  On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
  can be found in ‘/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2’ or in the dpkg source
  can be found in ‘/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2’ or in the dpkg source
  as the file ‘COPYING’.
  as the file ‘COPYING’.