--- a/packaging/debian/copyright
+++ b/packaging/debian/copyright
@@ -7,7 +7,24 @@
Copyright: (C) 2005,2006, Jean-Francois Dockes <jean-francois.dockes@wanadoo.fr>
-License: GPL
-On Debian systems, the full text of the GPL can be found in
-/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL
+License:
+ This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
+Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'.
+
+The Debian packaging is (C) 2007, Jean-Francois Dockes <jean-francois.dockes@wanadoo.fr> and
+is licensed under the GPL, see above.