fix deb copyright

Author: lucarin91

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build deb
         run: |
-          go tool task build-deb:arduino-app-cli VERSION=${TAG_VERSION} ARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} RELEASE="true"
+          go tool task build-deb VERSION=${TAG_VERSION} ARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} RELEASE="true"
 
       - name: Create Github Release and upload artifacts
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1

.gitignore

@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ build/
 
 /arduino-app-cli
 /apps
-# temporary staging directories
+
+# debian packaging files
 /debian/arduino-app-cli/home/arduino/.local/share/arduino-app-cli/examples
+/debian/arduino-app-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-app-cli/copyright

Taskfile.yml

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - python3 -m http.server 8000 -d docs
 
-  build-deb:arduino-app-cli:
+  build-deb:
     desc: Build debian package
     deps:
       - build-deb:clone-examples
@@ -127,6 +127,25 @@ tasks:
   build-deb:copyright:
     desc: Add dependency licenses to debian copyright file
     cmds:
+      - mkdir -p debian/arduino-app-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-app-cli
+      - |
+        cat > debian/arduino-app-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-app-cli/copyright <<EOF
+        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 license@arduino.cc.
+
+        ---
+
+        EOF
       - cat .licenses/arduino-app-cli/NOTICE >> debian/arduino-app-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-app-cli/copyright
 
   arduino-app-cli:build:local:
@@ -178,7 +197,7 @@ tasks:
     interactive: true
     cmds:
       - rm ./build/*.deb || true
-      - task: build-deb:arduino-app-cli
+      - task: build-deb
       - adb shell rm /tmp/*.deb || true
       - adb push ./build/arduino-app-cli_*_arm64.deb /tmp/
       - ./scripts/run-remote-sudo.sh "dpkg -i /tmp/arduino-app-cli*_arm64.deb && needrestart -r a"