| % File src/library/base/man/license.Rd |
| % Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org |
| % Copyright 1995-2013 R Core Team |
| % Distributed under GPL 2 or later |
| |
| \name{license} |
| \title{The R License Terms} |
| \alias{license} |
| \alias{licence} |
| \description{ |
| The license terms under which \R is distributed. |
| } |
| \usage{ |
| license() |
| licence() |
| } |
| \details{ |
| \R is distributed under the terms of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, |
| either Version 2, June 1991 or Version 3, June 2007. A copy of the |
| version 2 license is in file \file{\var{\link{R_HOME}}/doc/COPYING} |
| and can be viewed by \code{RShowDoc("COPYING")}. Version 3 of the |
| license can be displayed by \code{RShowDoc("GPL-3")}. |
| |
| A small number of files (some of the API header files) are distributed |
| under the LESSER GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, version 2.1 or later. A |
| copy of this license is in file \file{$R_SHARE_DIR/licenses/LGPL-2.1} |
| and can be viewed by \code{RShowDoc("LGPL-2.1")}. Version 3 of the |
| license can be displayed by \code{RShowDoc("LGPL-3")}. |
| } |
| \keyword{misc} |