diff --git a/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn b/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn
index a95696e..f10da80 100644
--- a/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn
+++ b/doc/footer/column_a.mdwn
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ title="propellor news"]]
 ## enjoy
 
 Hope you find Propellor fun and useful!
+
+Propellor is free software, licensed under the BSD license.
+
+You are encouraged to send patches and improve it.  
+See [[contributing]].
diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn
index ccefacb..affd3ce 100644
--- a/doc/index.mdwn
+++ b/doc/index.mdwn
@@ -27,7 +27,3 @@
 hosts :: [Host]        --   *             \ | |              '--------'
 hosts =               --                  (o)  `
 </pre>
-
-Propellor is free software, licensed under the BSD license.
-
-You are encouraged to send patches and improve it. See [[contributing]].