On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 07:29:48PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > I agree that we should probably add /usr/share/common-licenses to the > default motd. Currently, we say: > > The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free > software; the exact distribution terms for each program are described > in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright. > > and could just add something like: > > The full texts of common licenses used by multiple packages can be > found in /usr/share/common-licenses.
Just a straw poll: who sees /etc/motd these days? My system (probably in common with many many users) boots into a graphical environment; I only see the motd in the case that I ssh into my machine. So I'm against removing the 'see /u/s/common-licenses' type wording in the copyright file, unless the copyright file is no longer intended for humans to be able to read and understand. Best wishes, Julian