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Apache License (== 2.0) Permissive

Licences in this family ask little more than that the copyright notice and the licence text stay with copies.

Licence	SPDX	OSI	FSF	Restricts use
`Apache License version 2.0`	Apache-2.0	approved	free	No

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Installs 11

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6 installed packages offer no permissive licence.

Copyleft 5 CopyleftorTerms in a file 1

Depends

It names no package besides R itself.

Imports

6 named, 6 packages in all, and 3 that come with R

Permissive 3
Copyleft 3

OpenMxApache License (== 2.0)Permissive

digestGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
lifecycle2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- cliMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rlangMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
MASS comes with RGPL-2 | GPL-3 GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
Matrix comes with R1 more belowGPL (>= 2) | file LICENCE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
- lattice comes with RGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
RcppGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
RcppParallelGPL (>= 3)Copyleft

LinkingTo

7 named, 10 packages in all, and 2 that come with R

Permissive 5
Copyleft 4
CopyleftorTerms in a file 1

OpenMxApache License (== 2.0)Permissive

BHBSL-1.0Permissive
Matrix comes with R1 more belowGPL (>= 2) | file LICENCE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
- lattice comes with RGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
Rcppalso needed by 2 othersGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
RcppEigenalso needed by 2 othersGPL (>= 2) | file LICENSE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
RcppParallelalso needed by 1 otherGPL (>= 3)Copyleft
rpf4 more belowGPL (>= 3)Copyleft
- lifecycle2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  - cliMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  - rlangMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- mvtnormGPL-2Copyleft
StanHeadersBSD_3_clause + file LICENSEPermissive

Suggests

14 packages

Permissive 7
Copyleft 6
Network copyleft 1

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covrinstalls 11 morePermissive 10Copyleft 1MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- digestinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- httr6 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  curlMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  mimeGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  openssl2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  askpass1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  sysMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- jsonliteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rexMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- withrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- yamlBSD_3_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
ggplot2installs 13 morePermissive 13MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- gtable1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  glueMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- isoband1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  cpp11MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- S7MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- scales5 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  farverMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  labelingMIT + file LICENSE | Unlimited MIT UnlimitedPermissive
  R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  RColorBrewerApache License 2.0Permissive
  viridisLiteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- vctrsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- withrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
ifaToolsinstalls 40 morePermissive 34Copyleft 4CopyleftorTerms in a file 1Terms in a file 1AGPL (>= 3)Network copyleft
- ggplot214 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  gtableMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  isoband1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  cpp11MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  S7MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  scales4 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  farverMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  labelingMIT + file LICENSE | Unlimited MIT UnlimitedPermissive
  RColorBrewerApache License 2.0Permissive
  viridisLiteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  vctrsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  withrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- OpenMxthe package itselfApache License (== 2.0)Permissive
- reshape23 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  plyrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  stringr1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  stringifile LICENSETerms in a file
- rpfinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 3)Copyleft
- shiny23 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  bslib6 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  base64encGPL-2 | GPL-3 GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  jquerylibMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  memoiseMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  sass2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rappdirsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  cachemMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  commonmarkBSD_2_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
  fastmapMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fontawesomeMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  glueMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  htmltoolsGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  httpuvGPL (>= 2) | file LICENSE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
  jsonliteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  laterMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  mimeGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  otelMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  promises1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  magrittrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  sourcetoolsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  xtableGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
knitrinstalls 4 morePermissive 3Copyleft 1GPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- evaluateMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- highrGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- xfunMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- yamlBSD_3_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
lme4installs 5 more, and 2 that come with RWeak copyleft 1Copyleft 4GPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- boot comes with RUnlimitedPermissive
- lattice comes with Rinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- MASS comes with Rinstalled with OpenMxGPL-2 | GPL-3 GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- Matrix comes with Rinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) | file LICENCE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
- minqaGPL-2Copyleft
- nlme comes with RGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- nloptrLGPL (>= 3)Weak copyleft
- Rcppinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- RcppEigeninstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) | file LICENSE GPL-2 GPL-3CopyleftorTerms in a file
- Rdpack1 more belowGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  rbibutilsGPL-2Copyleft
- reformulasGPL-3Copyleft
markdowninstalls 3 morePermissive 3MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- litedown1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  commonmarkBSD_2_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
- xfunMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
mvtnorminstalled anyway, through LinkingToGPL-2Copyleft
numDerivinstalls nothing moreGPL-2Copyleft
reshape2installs 6 morePermissive 5Terms in a file 1MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- plyrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- Rcppinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- stringr7 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  glueMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  magrittrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  stringifile LICENSETerms in a file
  vctrsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
rmarkdowninstalls 20 morePermissive 15Copyleft 5MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- bslib11 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  base64encGPL-2 | GPL-3 GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  cachemMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fastmapMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  memoiseMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  mimeGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  sass3 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rappdirsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- evaluateMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- fontawesomeMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- htmltools1 more belowGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  digestinstalled with OpenMxGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- jquerylibMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- jsonliteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- knitr1 more belowGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  highrGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- tinytexMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- xfunMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- yamlBSD_3_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
roxygen2installs 22 morePermissive 19Copyleft 3MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- brewGPL (>= 2) GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- commonmarkBSD_2_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
- cpp11MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- descMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- knitr4 more belowGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  evaluateMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  highrGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  xfunMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  yamlBSD_3_clause + file LICENSEPermissive
- lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- pkgload8 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  glueMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  pkgbuild2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  callr1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  otelMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  processx1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  psMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rprojrootMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rdtoolsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- withrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- xml2MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
rpfinstalled anyway, through LinkingToGPL (>= 3)Copyleft
snowfallinstalls 1 moreCopyleft 1GPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
- snowGPL GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
testthatinstalls 20 morePermissive 19Copyleft 1MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- brioMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- callr1 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  otelMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- cliinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- descMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- evaluateMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- jsonliteMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- lifecycleinstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- magrittrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- pkgload4 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  fsMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  glueMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  pkgbuildMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  rprojrootMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- praiseMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- processxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- psMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- R6MIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- rlanginstalled with OpenMxMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- waldo2 more belowMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
  diffobj1 more belowGPL-2 | GPL-3 GPL-2 GPL-3Copyleft
  crayonMIT + file LICENSEPermissive
- withrMIT + file LICENSEPermissive

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Permissive: Licences in this family ask little more than that the copyright notice and the licence text stay with copies.
Copyleft: Licences in this family ask that works based on the licensed code carry the same licence when they are distributed, and the GPL asks for their source code as well.
Network copyleft: Licences in this family ask what copyleft licences ask, and also that the source of a changed version be offered to people who use it over a network.
Terms in a file: The terms are only in the package's own licence file.

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Apache License (== 2.0) | file LICENSE

4 releases

GPL (>= 3)

2 releases

Apache License (== 2.0)

56 releases

2.2.2, 19 May 20152.22.11, 8 Mar 2026

Licence strings, newest first

Apache License (== 2.0) Permissive 56 releases, 2.6.7, 23 Jun 2016 to 2.22.11, 8 Mar 2026
GPL (>= 3) Copyleft 2 releases, 2.5.1, 25 Feb 2016 to 2.5.2, 29 Feb 2016
Apache License (== 2.0) | file LICENSE PermissiveorTerms in a file 4 releases, 2.2.2, 19 May 2015 to 2.3.1, 7 Oct 2015