> > > > The proprietary Package Manager (PPM) from Posit ( > https://packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/) does offer binary packages for > GNU/Linux, but the usage of this service is restricted in ways that go > against the principles of open source ( > https://posit.co/about/posit-service-terms-of-use/). By way of example, > mirroring is not allowed and certain categories of users are excluded (age > categories, competitors, ...). This is maybe expected to some, but this > clearly does not offer a proper foundation for the distribution of open > source R packages. >
If this terms of service is the main sticking point, I could certainly find out if we could change them. From a quick read, my personal sense (with no internal exploration whatsoever) is that these (a) were probably written by a lawyer with no specific understanding of PPM, let alone that these are binaries built from open-source packages, and (b) probably aren't legally binding anyway (since for most PPM usage, people downloading packages never see the TOS). Hadley -- http://hadley.nz [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
