# Please test for license in all OSes in 5.2 Beta **URL:** \ **Category:** Beta Testing\ **Tags:** unresolved\ **Created:** [August 8, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965 "2023-08-08T16:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/1 "2023-08-08T16:21:14Z")
Gramps → About menu clicking the License button shows “License file is missing” in the text box _In Fedora, the license is missing for 5.2beta1_ Related to old Resolved reports: - [0007413](https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=7413): License file (COPYING) is missing into About dialog under Debian package " - [0010705](https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=10705): Mac OS X - Gramps → About → License “license file is missing” ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/2 "2023-08-08T17:04:18Z")
If you are running Gramps from a development environment then the COPYING file will be missing. In an installed version, check that the COPYING file has been installed in the `/usr/share/doc/gramps` directory. ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/3 "2023-08-08T17:15:52Z")
Hmm. The only things in `/usr/share/doc/gramps/` are: - the `example` folder - `AUTHORS` - `FAQ` - `NEWS` - `TODO` But I think those were from Fedora’s Gramps 5.1.6 install. (The License is missing from my 5.1.6 about box too. That’s why I checked now.) ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/4 "2023-08-08T17:32:32Z")
The install script should copy the following files: - AUTHORS - COPYING - FAQ - INSTALL - NEWS - README.md - TODO Perhaps there is a problem with the Fedora rpm? ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/5 "2023-08-08T18:23:23Z")
> [@Nick-Hall](#): > > Perhaps there is a problem with the Fedora rpm? Possibly. So “COPYING” is the copy of the GNU GPL v2 file. It isn’t _OUR_ license, just a license template. I suppose it really doesn’t matter much since we are not compliant with the “Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Program” instructions appended in the GPLv2 license anyway. The source code header notices _partially_ comply with those instructions but we don’t even come _ **close** _ on the User notification. (We fail in the Source comment headers to customize as required. We were supposed to include our contact method and chose an option for “_either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version_” section. ) ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/6 "2023-08-08T18:45:57Z")
The packagers should include the COPYING file. ---
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-test-for-license-in-all-oses-in-5-2-beta/3965/7 "2023-08-19T21:14:43Z")
The GNU GPL license text now appears in the AIO 5.2beta from 13 Aug