From 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:51:38 +0000 Subject: move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package --- fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 92 insertions(+) create mode 100644 fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml (limited to 'fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml') diff --git a/fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml b/fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..65d03f92f --- /dev/null +++ b/fi/welcome/about-copyright.xml @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ + + + + +About Copyrights and Software Licenses + + + + +We're sure that you've read some of the licenses that come with most +commercial software — they usually say that you can only use one +copy of the software on a single computer. This system's license +isn't like that at all. We encourage you to put a copy of on every +computer in your school or place of business. Lend your installation +media to your friends and help them install it on their computers! +You can even make thousands of copies and sell +them — albeit with a few restrictions. Your freedom to install +and use the system comes directly from Debian being based on +free software. + + + +Calling software free doesn't mean that the software isn't +copyrighted, and it doesn't mean that CDs containing that software +must be distributed at no charge. Free software, in part, means that +the licenses of individual programs do not require you to pay for the +privilege of distributing or using those programs. Free software also +means that not only may anyone extend, adapt, and modify the software, +but that they may distribute the results of their work as +well. + + + +The Debian project, as a pragmatic concession to its users, +does make some packages available that do not meet our criteria for +being free. These packages are not part of the official distribution, +however, and are only available from the +contrib or non-free +areas of Debian mirrors or on third-party CD-ROMs; see the +Debian FAQ, under +The Debian FTP archives, for more information about the +layout and contents of the archives. + + + + + +Many of the programs in the system are licensed under the +GNU General Public License, +often simply referred to as the GPL. The GPL requires you to make +the source code of the programs available +whenever you distribute a binary copy of the program; that provision +of the license ensures that any user will be able to modify the +software. Because of this provision, the source code + + +For information on how to locate, unpack, and build +binaries from Debian source packages, see the +Debian FAQ, +under Basics of the Debian Package Management System. + + + for all such programs is available in the Debian system. + + + +There are several other forms of copyright statements and software +licenses used on the programs in Debian. You can find the copyrights +and licenses for every package installed on your system by looking in +the file +/usr/share/doc/package-name/copyright + +once you've installed a package on your system. + + + +For more information about licenses and how Debian determines whether +software is free enough to be included in the main distribution, see the +Debian Free Software Guidelines. + + + +The most important legal notice is that this software comes with +no warranties. The programmers who have created this +software have done so for the benefit of the community. No guarantee +is made as to the suitability of the software for any given purpose. +However, since the software is free, you are empowered to modify that +software to suit your needs — and to enjoy the benefits of the +changes made by others who have extended the software in this way. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3