Re: [R] R package licences

2010-03-30 Thread Barry Rowlingson
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Uwe Behrens wrote: > Hi, > > > please, can SOMEBODY help me to find the right characters to fit into the > field > > \details{ > ... > ... > License: \tab \cr > } What file is this? Because \details belongs in a .Rd documentation file, but the license is sp

[R] R package licences

2010-03-30 Thread Uwe Behrens
Hi, please, can SOMEBODY help me to find the right characters to fit into the field \details{ ... ... License: \tab \cr } of the description file for a new R-package? When building the package I always get: * checking DESCRIPTION meta-information ... WARNING Non-standard license specific

Re: [R] Package Licences

2009-05-29 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
Licences are considered to apply to 'distribution' (I'm not entirely sure if that is what you mean by 'released'), but some also apply to usage. The primary requirements for distribution, especially over CRAN, are that the licence be clear and usable. Examples of problems - licences that pr

[R] Package Licences

2009-05-28 Thread Nathan S. Watson-Haigh
Are there any particular licences under which R packages must be released or is it the discretion of the author? The same question if the package is to be destined for CRAN? Kind regards, Nathan -- Dr. Nathan S. Watson-Haigh OCE Post Docto