Thank you, Hadley. It would be great indeed if this can be fixed!
Kind regards, Tobias ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hadley wickham" <h.wick...@gmail.com> > To: "Tobias Verbeke" <tobias.verb...@openanalytics.eu> > Cc: "r-devel@r-project.org" <r-devel@r-project.org> > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 8:32:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Rd] binary R packages for GNU/Linux >> The proprietary Package Manager (PPM) from Posit ( [ >> https://packagemanager.posit.co/client/#/ | >> 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/ | >> 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/ | http://hadley.nz ] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
