Extract and extend license and copyright

.github/workflows/release-go-task.yml

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version: 3.x
 
+      - name: Build License
+        run: |
+          task update-deb-copyright
+
       - name: Build
         run: task dist:${{ matrix.env.os }}
 

Taskfile.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ includes:
   dist: ./DistTasks.yml
 
 tasks:
+  update-deb-copyright:
+    desc: Extract project and dependency licenses into debian copyright
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        if ! command -v licensed >/dev/null; then
+          echo "Installing Ruby gem: licensed"
+          gem install licensed
+        fi
+      - licensed notices
+      - mkdir -p debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/
+      - cat  debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright.txt > debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright
+      - echo -e "\n\n---\n\n" >> debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright
+      - cat .licenses/NOTICE.arduino-cli  >> debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright
+    sources:
+      - LICENSE.txt
+      - licenses/**
+
   docs:generate:
     desc: Create all generated documentation content
     deps:

debian/Dockerfile

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ ARG GO_BINARY
 
 COPY ./debian/${DEB_NAME} /${DEB_NAME}/
 COPY ./${GO_BINARY} /${DEB_NAME}/usr/bin/${BINARY_NAME}
-COPY ./debian/${DEB_NAME}/DEBIAN/copyright /${DEB_NAME}/usr/share/doc/${DEB_NAME}/copyright
 
 # Go application are tagged with `v` prefix, this remove the first v if present
 RUN export VERSION=$(echo "${VERSION}" | sed -e "s/^v\(.*\)/\1/") && \

debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Copyright 2025 ARDUINO SA (http://www.arduino.cc/)
+
+This software is released under the GNU General Public License version 3,
+which covers the main part of arduino-app-cli.
+The terms of this license can be found at:
+https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
+
+You can be released from the requirements of the above licenses by purchasing
+a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory if you want to
+modify or otherwise use the software for commercial activities involving the
+Arduino software without disclosing the source code of your own applications.
+To purchase a commercial license, send an email to [email protected].
+