R is open source software, available from CRAN servers, but also
packaged for various Linux distributions. On this machine,
running Ubuntu, R was installed using the 'apt' package manager.
R is a complete programming language with built-in support for
reading and writing over the network.
Charity
There is OFTEN confusion what we mean when we say "R".
R is effectively a single bit of software with a ton of other bits of
software as optional extras. You might think of some of those optional
extras like apps on a phone. You'd say you have a phone when you can open
the box and power
Dear Charity
Since your organisation is a member of King's Health Partners you might
like to ask colleagues in KCL for local support.
Michael
On 02/10/2023 08:48, Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON) wrote:
To whom it may concern,
My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a
Charity,
As some of the answers I have seen show, your question is not clear.
You need to be clear on what you mean about R software and other concepts
before an answer makes sense.
The Base version of R may come on your computer already but likely has been
installed from some external source,
I would answer "local files only," but with sufficient motive it is possible
for some people to abuse a system. Base R does not download any of your data.
The packages that I know about do not download data. You can add a layer of
protection by only downloading directly from the source rather
I am pretty sure you'll get more replies than mine, so just consider this
as part of the story.
Your understanding is confused/flawed.
1. R can be downloaded from hundreds/thousands of software repositories,
not just CRAN.
2. R can read/upload data in hundreds of different formats, not just
В Mon, 2 Oct 2023 07:48:36 +
"Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON)"
пишет:
> My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a CRAN
> network
This is mostly true. (There are other ways of installing R, but it is
most frequently downloaded from a CRAN mirror.)
> and data is imported
It's conceivable that functions in a contributed package would
communicate/transmit or receive data from a remote server, but base R
does nothing like that (unless you explicitly ask it to).
cheers
Ben Bolker
On 2023-10-02 3:48 a.m., Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON) wrote:
To whom it
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