R: The R License Terms

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## The R License Terms

### 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 ‘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")`.

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