[R] License Question

[Duncan Murdoch]

rplus at experience-rplus.com wrote:
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This statement is not correct.  R is licensed under the GPL.  This is a 
"free software" license, but it is not the same as having no license.
There are obligations under the GPL that anyone who distributes GPL'd 
software should be aware of.

Does XL Solutions distribute R?  Does it follow its obligations under 
the GPL?

Duncan Murdoch
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>    --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Freiberger, Katrin <[2]Katrin.Freiberger at ADBag.de>
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>    > From: Freiberger, Katrin <[3]Katrin.Freiberger at ADBag.de>
>    > Subject: [R] License Question
>    > To: [4]r-help at r-project.org
>    > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 6:04 AM
>    > Dear All,
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>    > I learned about R during my studies at Cologne University
>    > of Applied Science. Now I work at Allianz Dresdner Bauspar
>    > AG and I would like to install R here too. Is there any
>    > license issues that need to be taken in consideration, any
>    > fees to pay by the company? I know there are answers to this
>    > in the FAQs but I didn't really understand the legal
>    > language. Could you therefore just give me concrete answers?
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>    > Thanks for you help & kind regards,
>    >
>    > Katrin Freiberger
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