On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Stefan Baur <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a system where the output of vrms claims that there are no non-free > packages installed. > Does that mean all software on this system falls under one or more of the > licenses that are stored under /usr/share/common-licenses? > If not, how can I find out which licenses are involved, other than manually > checking every text file in every package for a licensing note? > > Kind Regards, > Stefan >
Every package should have a file at /usr/share/doc/<packagename>/copyright, which will either contain the license or a reference to one of those common licenses. All packages in main should have licenses that conform to the guidelines at http://debian.org/social_contract#guidelines -PJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
