[Rd] binary R packages for GNU/Linux

[Tobias Verbeke]

Thank you, Hadley. 

It would be great indeed if this can be fixed!

Kind regards,
Tobias

----- Original Message -----
> From: "hadley wickham" <h.wickham using gmail.com>
> To: "Tobias Verbeke" <tobias.verbeke using openanalytics.eu>
> Cc: "r-devel using r-project.org" <r-devel using 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
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