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Questions about R
3 messages · Silvia Espinoza, Ye Lin, Marc Schwartz
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On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Silvia Espinoza <silesmek at gmail.com> wrote:
Good morning. I am interested in downloading R. I would appreciate if you can help me with the following questions, please. 1. Is R free, or I have to pay for support/maintenance, or it depends on the version? Is there a paid version?
Yes, it is free, although there are commercial versions of R available, if you decide that you do need/want commercial support. Some additional info on commercial versions here: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#What-is-R_002dplus_003f None of this has any effect on your ability to use R in a commercial setting, though there are some CRAN packages that do have such limitations: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Can-I-use-R-for-commercial-purposes_003f
2. How safe is it to work with data using R? Is there any risk that someone else can have access to the information?
That is outside of the scope of R and is dependent upon the security of the computer system(s) and possibly networks, upon and over which R is running and where your data is stored and managed. Regards, Marc Schwartz
Thanks in advance for your attention and for any help you can provide me. Silvia Espinoza