> Hello, > > I would like to distribute an R package along with an application. The > package is written exclusively in R. > > Since the package does not make sense outside of the application it does > not make sense to submit it to CRAN. > > I have a question regarding licensing if I manage the distribution myself. > I have read the manual on writing R extensions and I could not find > any explicit statement on *if* there are license implications for the R code > I have written and would like to distribute along with my application? > > Can you provide direction on this? > > Thank you, > Iyer >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Duncan Murdoch
2011-Jun-14 02:15 UTC
[R] Question about license for redistribution of R package
On 11-06-13 1:22 PM, Iyer wrote:>> Hello, >> >> I would like to distribute an R package along with an application. The >> package is written exclusively in R. >> >> Since the package does not make sense outside of the application it does >> not make sense to submit it to CRAN. >> >> I have a question regarding licensing if I manage the distribution myself. >> I have read the manual on writing R extensions and I could not find >> any explicit statement on *if* there are license implications for the R code >> I have written and would like to distribute along with my application? >> >> Can you provide direction on this?If you wrote all of it and are distributing only what you wrote, you can license it any way you like. If you are distributing a copy of R with it then you need to follow R's license: see COPYING. If you license everything under a license compatiable with R's GPL license, then you are probably fine. If you want to distribute some parts under an incompatible license, you should check with a lawyer. Duncan Murdoch