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Inconsistent license declarations: DESCRIPTION, README, and source headers #45

@charles-plessy

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@charles-plessy

Hello,

I noticed a mismatch between the license declarations in different parts of the repository:

  • DESCRIPTION specifies GPL-2
  • README.md states GPL-2-or-later
  • Most R source files include headers indicating GPL-1-or-later or Artistic License 2.0

While this does not appear to introduce a licensing conflict—since GPL-1-or-later / Artistic-2.0 is permissive enough to accommodate the other statements—the inconsistency can be confusing for automated license-scanning tools, such as those we use in Debian.

Would you consider updating DESCRIPTION to something like GPL (>= 2) and aligning the source file headers with the README, so that all license declarations are consistent?

Thank you for your time, and have a nice day.

Best regards,

Charles Plessy

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