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# `copyright-refers-to-versionless-license-file`

The copyright file refers to the versionless symlink in `/usr/share/common-licenses` for the full text of the GPL, LGPL, or GFDL license, but the package does not appear to allow distribution under later versions of the license. This symlink will change with each release of a new version of the license and may therefore point to a different version than the package is released under. `debian/copyright` should instead refers to the specific version of the license that the package references.

For example, if the package says something like "you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991," the `debian/copyright` file should refer to `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2`, not `/GPL`.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag