Add PRIVACY_POLICY_URL to /etc/os-release

Bug #1614834 reported by Jeremy Bícha
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Bug Description

The /etc/os-release standard includes a PRIVACY_POLICY_URL field.

Ubuntu should implement this and set it to:

http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy

This field is actually used by the GNOME Settings app (gnome-control-center) although we need a few other pieces for it to be shown to users. (See bug 1614820 if you're curious about that).

Patch attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: base-files 9.6ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.6.0-10.12-generic 4.6.5
Uname: Linux 4.6.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 19 01:42:15 2016
Dependencies:

EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-11 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160811)
SourcePackage: base-files
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :
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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :
tags: added: patch
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in base-files (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote :

ACK on the debdiff in #2, looks good. Uploaded. Thanks!

Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in base-files (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package base-files - 9.6ubuntu4

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base-files (9.6ubuntu4) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * /etc/os-release: Add PRIVACY_POLICY_URL (LP: #1614834)

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:41:24 -0400

Changed in base-files (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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