[R] License Question
Duncan Murdoch
murdoch at stats.uwo.ca
Tue Oct 28 13:12:19 CET 2008
On 10/28/2008 3:01 AM, rplus at experience-rplus.com wrote:
> Hi Duncan,
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> Yes we do follow the legal terms very carefully and make sure our general
> counsel reviews all these stuff.
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> To answer your question, we do not distribute R. We distribute R-PLUS.
Thanks for the clarification. As long as you're not making copies of R
(or bits and pieces of it), the GPL doesn't place restrictions on you.
Duncan Murdoch
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> When users ask us about 'R license', it usually refers to potential hidden
> costs. However you are right that explaining the GPL terms is paramount.
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [R] License Question
> From: Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca>
> Date: Mon, October 27, 2008 6:59 pm
> To: rplus at experience-rplus.com
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> rplus at experience-rplus.com wrote:
> > Katrin,
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> > R is completely free - no License. We've built a supported user friendly
> > version: R-PLUS
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> This statement is not correct. R is licensed under the GPL. This is a
> "free software" license, but it is not the same as having no license.
> There are obligations under the GPL that anyone who distributes GPL'd
> software should be aware of.
> Does XL Solutions distribute R? Does it follow its obligations under
> the GPL?
> Duncan Murdoch
> > You can freely evaluate R-PLUS - the current free trial has no expiration
> > date.
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> > At a click, import data from different formats, use Excel-like
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> > R-PLUS Team
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> > --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Freiberger, Katrin <[2]Katrin.Freiberger at ADBag.de>
> > wrote:
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> > > From: Freiberger, Katrin <[3]Katrin.Freiberger at ADBag.de>
> > > Subject: [R] License Question
> > > To: [4]r-help at r-project.org
> > > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 6:04 AM
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I learned about R during my studies at Cologne University
> > > of Applied Science. Now I work at Allianz Dresdner Bauspar
> > > AG and I would like to install R here too. Is there any
> > > license issues that need to be taken in consideration, any
> > > fees to pay by the company? I know there are answers to this
> > > in the FAQs but I didn't really understand the legal
> > > language. Could you therefore just give me concrete answers?
> > >
> > > Thanks for you help & kind regards,
> > >
> > > Katrin Freiberger
> > >
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