binary R packages for GNU/Linux
Thank you, Hadley. It would be great indeed if this can be fixed! Kind regards, Tobias ----- Original Message -----
From: "hadley wickham" <h.wickham at gmail.com> To: "Tobias Verbeke" <tobias.verbeke at openanalytics.eu> Cc: "r-devel at r-project.org" <r-devel at 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 ]