blog2i2j · pull · Jul 30, 2025 · Jul 30, 2025 · Jul 30, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-license.yml b/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: ruby # Install latest version
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: arduino/setup-task@v2
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: 3.x
+
       - name: Install licensee
         run: gem install licensee
 
@@ -65,3 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           exit $EXIT_STATUS
+
+      - name: Check debian copyright file
+        run: |
+          task update-deb-copyright
+          git diff --color --exit-code
diff --git a/.licenses/NOTICE.arduino-cli b/.licenses/NOTICE.arduino-cli
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,35 @@ 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 <<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-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/NOTICE.arduino-cli  >> debian/arduino-cli/usr/share/doc/arduino-cli/copyright
+
   docs:generate:
     desc: Create all generated documentation content
     deps:

diff --git a/debian/Dockerfile b/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/") && \

diff --git a/debian/arduino-cli/DEBIAN/copyright b/debian/arduino-cli/DEBIAN/copyright