[Bug 1482947] [NEW] /en/ch01s07.html does not specify which gpl version it is licesnsed under

[Brendan Perrine]

Public bug reported:

To reproduce read /en/ch01s07.html in the documentation either on the server or lubuntu alterneate install image or in the installed files for the installation guide packe. It says the GPL but this seems to predate the existance of gpl v 2 and gpl v 3 so the documentation is vauge however in the package if installed does specifiy gpl v2 as current liscense installation-guide-amd64:
  Installed: 20100518ubuntu12
  Candidate: 20100518ubuntu12
  Version table:
 *** 20100518ubuntu12 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I expected the about to be specific about which license it this was
released under. Instead the license is vague and only upon installing
package and going to /usr/share/doc/insttallation-guide-amd64 I found
this out. It also might have the same things in other packages. This
could be fixed by gpl v2 in the text.

The paragraph in question is   "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[1] for all such programs is available in the Ubuntu system. "
I think this should mention it is v2.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: installation-guide-amd64 20100518ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sat Aug  8 20:26:59 2015
Dependencies:
 
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-30 (312 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140930)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: installation-guide
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-08-07 (1 days ago)

** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

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Title:
  /en/ch01s07.html does not specify which gpl version it is licesnsed
  under

Status in installation-guide package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce read /en/ch01s07.html in the documentation either on the server or lubuntu alterneate install image or in the installed files for the installation guide packe. It says the GPL but this seems to predate the existance of gpl v 2 and gpl v 3 so the documentation is vauge however in the package if installed does specifiy gpl v2 as current liscense installation-guide-amd64:
    Installed: 20100518ubuntu12
    Candidate: 20100518ubuntu12
    Version table:
   *** 20100518ubuntu12 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I expected the about to be specific about which license it this was
  released under. Instead the license is vague and only upon installing
  package and going to /usr/share/doc/insttallation-guide-amd64 I found
  this out. It also might have the same things in other packages. This
  could be fixed by gpl v2 in the text.

  The paragraph in question is   "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[1] for all such programs is available in the Ubuntu system. "
  I think this should mention it is v2.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: installation-guide-amd64 20100518ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
  Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sat Aug  8 20:26:59 2015
  Dependencies:
   
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-30 (312 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140930)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: installation-guide
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-08-07 (1 days ago)

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