From 200c27f464dd1c7b185c0dda8e1554c279eb46a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Sepos Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:35:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Move license information and add links. --- .../en/latest/get-handbrake/where-to-get-handbrake.markdown | 4 ++++ source/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.markdown | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/docs/en/latest/get-handbrake/where-to-get-handbrake.markdown b/source/docs/en/latest/get-handbrake/where-to-get-handbrake.markdown index e663f260..cb472aa1 100644 --- a/source/docs/en/latest/get-handbrake/where-to-get-handbrake.markdown +++ b/source/docs/en/latest/get-handbrake/where-to-get-handbrake.markdown @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Where to get HandBrake Official [HandBrake releases](https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php) and [nightly builds](https://handbrake.fr/nightly.php) are available for Linux, Mac, and Windows. +HandBrake is open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2)[^license]. Anyone can download and use HandBrake *for free*. + Ubuntu Linux users should install the [official release PPA](https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/ubuntu/handbrake-releases) or the [official snapshots PPA](https://launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/ubuntu/handbrake-git-snapshots). The PPA may work, but is not tested, on other Debian-compatible distributions. Users of other BSD- and *nix-like distributions may compile from source. @@ -67,4 +69,6 @@ Continue to [Downloading and installing HandBrake](download-and-install.html). +[^license]: For more information about the license, see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/blob/master/LICENSE) file and a [summary of GPLv2 on TLDRLegal](https://tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-general-public-license-v2). + [^checksums]: Downloaded files should match the [official release checksums](https://handbrake.fr/checksums.php) as published on the official HandBrake website. Downloaded files with unlisted checksums may be tampered with. diff --git a/source/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.markdown b/source/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.markdown index 6ff8aca4..43f4999b 100644 --- a/source/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.markdown +++ b/source/docs/en/latest/introduction/about.markdown @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ About HandBrake ## What HandBrake is -HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder available for Linux, Mac, and Windows, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2 (TODO: license link). +HandBrake is an open-source video transcoder available for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Everyone can use HandBrake to make videos *for free*.