license                 package:base                 R Documentation

_T_h_e _R _L_i_c_e_n_s_e _T_e_r_m_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The license terms under which R is distributed.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     license()
     licence()

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     R is distributed under the terms of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
     Version 2, June 1991.  A copy of this license is in file
     '$R_HOME/COPYING' and can be viewed by 'RShowDoc("COPYING")'.

     A small number of files (the API header files)   are distributed
     under the LESSER GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version 2.1. A copy of
     this license is in file '$R_DOC_DIR/COPYING.LIB' and can be viewed
     by 'RShowDoc("COPYING.LIB")'.

