\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{\$R\_HOME/COPYING}.

  A small number of files (the API header files and import library)
  are distributed under the LESSER GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version
  2.1. A copy of this license is in \file{\$R\_HOME/COPYING.LIB}.
}
\keyword{misc}