This format makes it possible to automatically process the licenses within a system for compatibility or compliance checks, for example. Update the copyright years. Signed-off-by: Guillem Jover <guillem@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/package/mkdebian | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian index cd2c8c39aa54..69f2a6d7f009 100755 --- a/scripts/package/mkdebian +++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian @@ -157,19 +157,29 @@ EOF # Generate copyright file cat <<EOF > debian/copyright -This is a packacked upstream version of the Linux kernel. - -The sources may be found at most Linux archive sites, including: -https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel - -Copyright: 1991 - 2018 Linus Torvalds and others. - - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991. - -On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public -License version 2 can be found in \`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'. +Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ +Source: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel + +Files: * +Copyright: + 1991-2020 Linus Torvalds and others. +License: GPL-2 + +License: GPL-2 + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991. + . + This program 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 program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +Comment: + On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License + version 2 can be found in '/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'. EOF # Generate a control file -- 2.28.0.297.g1956fa8f8d
