New comment by teh-jazzman on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/27998#issuecomment-762412577 Comment: There was a discussion at #23576, which I missed, so I can't tell you. Maybe @ericonr can explain? I assume it is to ensure that the downloaded license file is indeed a valid license and not, for example, a 404 error message or something like that. I assume since the package can be semi-automatically updated via void mechanisms it is necessary to provide a valid and up-to-date license file. Or it is to prevent the package from installing when there _might_ be something in the license that forbids that.