From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:45:52 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: non-free and contrib packages should explain in copyright
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non-free and contrib packages should explain in copyright

Packages in the non-free and contrib categories should state in their
copyright files that the package is not part of the Debian GNU/Linux
distribution and briefly explain why.

git-archimport-id: rra@debian.org--lenny/debian-policy--devel--3.7--patch-37
---

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 106803a..205438b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ debian-policy (3.7.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
                                                              (Closes: #442070).
   * Bug fix: "Inclusion of Apache Software License versions in
     /usr/share/common-licenses", thanks to Barry Hawkins     (Closes: #291460).
+  * Bug fix: "[Amended] copyright should include notice if a package is
+    not a part of Debian distribution", thanks to Taketoshi Sano
+                                                             (Closes: #65577).
   * Bug fix: "Examples of dpkg frontends should mention apt now", thanks
     to Josh Triplett                                         (Closes: #455602).
   * Bug fix: "Minor typos and wording suggestions", thanks to Michael
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index ed88576..c8087f3 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -8816,7 +8816,14 @@ install-info --quiet --remove /usr/share/info/foobar.info
 	  In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream
 	  sources (if any) were obtained.  It should name the original
 	  authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were
-	  involved with its creation.</p>
+	  involved with its creation.
+	</p>
+
+	<p>
+	  Packages in the <em>contrib</em> or <em>non-free</em> categories
+	  should state in the copyright file that the package is not part
+	  of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and briefly explain why.
+	</p>
 
 	<p>
 	  A copy of the file which will be installed in
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html
index 1738221..be4c45f 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.html
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.html
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ picking your way through this list.
        UTF-8.                                                    [12.1]
      * The Apache 2.0 license is now in common-licenses and should be
        referenced rather than quoted in debian/copyright.        [12.5]
+     * Packages in contrib and non-free should state in the copyright file
+       that the package is not part of Debian GNU/Linux and briefly
+       explain why.                                              [12.5]
 3.7.3.0                        Dec 2007
      * Package version numbers may contain tildes, which sort before
        anything, even the end of a part.                         [5.6.12]