qgis · DelazJ · Jan 30, 2025 · Feb 11, 2025
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ def calculate_tx_slug(filepath):
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
+    ('docs/about/index', 'aboutQGIS.tex',
+     f'About QGIS {version}', u'QGIS Project', 'manual'),
     ('docs/user_manual/index', 'DesktopUserGuide.tex',
      f'QGIS Desktop {version} User Guide', u'QGIS Project', 'manual'),
     ('docs/server_manual/index', 'ServerUserGuide.tex',

diff --git a/docs/user_manual/preamble/contributors.rst → docs/about/contributors.rst b/docs/user_manual/preamble/contributors.rst → docs/about/contributors.rst
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/preamble/conventions.rst → docs/about/conventions.rst b/docs/user_manual/preamble/conventions.rst → docs/about/conventions.rst
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/preamble/features.rst → docs/about/features.rst b/docs/user_manual/preamble/features.rst → docs/about/features.rst
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/preamble/foreword.rst → docs/about/foreword.rst b/docs/user_manual/preamble/foreword.rst → docs/about/foreword.rst
diff --git a/...user_manual/preamble/help_and_support.rst → docs/about/help_and_support.rst b/...user_manual/preamble/help_and_support.rst → docs/about/help_and_support.rst
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_FDL.rst → docs/about/license/GNU_FDL.rst b/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_FDL.rst → docs/about/license/GNU_FDL.rst
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_GPL.rst → docs/about/license/GNU_GPL.rst b/docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_GPL.rst → docs/about/license/GNU_GPL.rst
diff --git a/docs/about/license/index.rst b/docs/about/license/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+**********************************
+ Complying with Licenses
+**********************************
+
+.. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    GNU_GPL
+    GNU_FDL
+
+
+QGIS is created and distributed under the :ref:`GNU General Public License (GPL) <gpl_appendix>`
+and the current documentation is provided under the :ref:`GNU Free Documentation License <gfl_appendix>`,
+Version 1.3 or any later version.
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/preamble/preamble.rst → docs/about/preamble.rst b/docs/user_manual/preamble/preamble.rst → docs/about/preamble.rst
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 Preamble
 ********
 
-This is the user guide for the geographical information system (GIS)
+Welcome to the documentation of the geographical information system (GIS)
 software QGIS.
-QGIS is subject to the GNU General Public License.
-More information is available on the QGIS homepage,
-https://www.qgis.org.
+QGIS is subject to the GNU General Public License version 2, or any later version.
+More information is available on the `QGIS website <https://www.qgis.org/license>`_.
 
 The contents of this document have been written and verified to the
 best of the knowledge of the authors and editors.
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ The list of the persons who have contributed with writing, reviewing
 and translating the following documentation is available
 at :ref:`doc_contributors`.
 
-Copyright (c) 2004 - 2020 QGIS Development Team
+Copyright (c) 2004 - 2025 QGIS Development Team
 
 **Internet:** https://www.qgis.org
 

diff --git a/...ser_manual/preamble/translation_stats.rst → docs/about/translation_stats.rst b/...ser_manual/preamble/translation_stats.rst → docs/about/translation_stats.rst
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ you can download for offline reading. They are accessible from the
 
 Please have a look into one of the documents below.
 
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :caption: About QGIS
+
+   about/preamble
+   about/foreword
+   about/conventions
+   about/features
+   about/help_and_support
+   about/contributors
+   about/license/index
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: For Users

diff --git a/docs/user_manual/appendices/index.rst b/docs/user_manual/appendices/index.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 2
 
-    GNU_GPL
-    GNU_FDL
     qgis_file_formats
     qgis_r_syntax
     qgis_desktop_network_connections
diff --git a/docs/user_manual/index.rst b/docs/user_manual/index.rst
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ QGIS User Guide
     :maxdepth: 2
     :numbered: 4
 
-    preamble/preamble
-    preamble/foreword
-    preamble/conventions
-    preamble/features
     introduction/getting_started
     introduction/project_files
     introduction/qgis_gui
@@ -37,7 +33,5 @@ QGIS User Guide
     processing/index
     processing_algs/index
     plugins/index
-    preamble/help_and_support
-    preamble/contributors
     appendices/index
     literature_web/literature_and_web_references
diff --git a/redirects.txt b/redirects.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ docs/training_manual/introduction/preparation.rst docs/training_manual/basic_map
 
 # User manual
 docs/user_manual/appendices/appendices.rst docs/user_manual/appendices/index.rst
+docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_FDL.rst docs/about/license/GNU_FDL.rst
+docs/user_manual/appendices/GNU_GPL.rst docs/about/license/GNU_GPL.rst
 docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins.rst docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins/index.rst
 docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins/plugins_georeferencer.rst docs/user_manual/working_with_raster/georeferencer.rst
 docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_db_manager.rst docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins/plugins_db_manager.rst
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_spatial_query.rst docs/user_manual/processing_a
 docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_spit.rst docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins/plugins_db_manager.rst
 docs/user_manual/plugins/plugins_topology_checker.rst docs/user_manual/plugins/core_plugins/plugins_topology_checker.rst
 
+docs/user_manual/preamble/conventions.rst docs/about/conventions.rst
+docs/user_manual/preamble/features.rst docs/about/features.rst
+docs/user_manual/preamble/foreword.rst docs/about/foreword.rst
+docs/user_manual/preamble/help_and_support.rst docs/about/help_and_support.rst
+docs/user_manual/preamble/preamble.rst docs/about/preamble.rst
 docs/user_manual/preamble/whats_new.rst docs/user_manual/preamble/preamble.rst
 docs/user_manual/processing_algs/qgis/qgis_algs_include.rst docs/user_manual/processing_algs/algs_include.rst
 docs/user_manual/qgis_browser/qgis_browser.rst docs/user_manual/introduction/browser.rst