[R-pkg-devel] license for package
On 05/29/2015 07:56 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
Lastly, in many cases [eg when you link against libR], the "aggregate work" will be under GPL (>= 2) anyway. But within the "aggregate work" the code you added can be under a different license (as long as it is compatible).
This is the generally the FSF's interpretation, but others disagree; for instance http://www.law.washington.edu/lta/swp/law/derivative.html. In reality, this stuff has never been tested in court, so no one really knows what the rules are. -Drew