[R] Portable R?

[David Mitchell]

My experiences parallel Dirk's - I also work for several financial
institutions and large corporates, and probably 80% of them allow me
to plug in a USB key and move files around.

Yep, I find it strange too...

Dave M.

On 11/18/05, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> wrote:
>
> On 17 November 2005 at 07:37, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> | I would be surprised to find a PC in a work environment that was bootable
> | from USB or even from DVD/CD.  Even in academia we have such things turned
> | off (and it would be a disciplinary offence to run your own OS on
> | a University-owned machine).
>
> Yes, though it really depends on how well organised and run a workplace is [
> having worked for a few different employers in financial services, I can
> assure you that this varies significantly. ]  But your point is spot-on, and
> I should have mentioned it. E.g. at my current (well-run) workplace, USB
> access is disabled (and we don't get admin rights).