% File src/library/base/man/license.Rd
% Part of the R package, http://www.R-project.org
% Copyright 1995-2007 R Core Development 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
  Version 2, June 1991.  A copy of this license is in file
  \file{\var{\link{R_HOME}}/COPYING} and can be viewed by
  \code{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 \file{$R_DOC_DIR/COPYING.LIB} and can be viewed
  by \code{RShowDoc("COPYING.LIB")}.
}
\keyword{misc}
