aboutcode-org / aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit
Wrong license detected (GPL-2.0 instead of GPL-3.0-or-later) for component Linux::binutils-common:2.40
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Description
### Description
> When scanning the component [binutils-common_2.40-2_amd64.deb](https://debian.netcologne.de/debian/pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-common_2.40-2_amd64.deb), ScanCode Toolkit detects the license as GPL-2.0.
However, according to upstream documentation and source materials, it should be GPL-3.0-or-later.
### How To Reproduce
> Scan the [binutils-common_2.40-2_amd64.deb](https://debian.netcologne.de/debian/pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-common_2.40-2_amd64.deb) component using ScanCode Toolkit.
> Observe that the reported license is GPL-2.0.
> Compare against upstream license files (e.g., COPYING, README).
### System configuration
> For bug reports, it really helps us to know:
* Which version of ScanCode.io are you running? 32.2.
* Are you running the app using Docker? Yes
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