[R] R Software

[Bert Gunter]

Please stop these silly posts. R is open source software, and its open
source licensing requirements are explained on its website and referenced
links. As stated there, it comes with NO guarantees. The R Foundation is
*not* a company.


Bert Gunter

"The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
sticking things into it."
-- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )


On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 7:26 AM Evan Lindenberger <Evan.Lindenberger using jwu.edu>
wrote:

> Hello!
>
> Thanks for getting back to me, I just need to ask these question while
> reviewing a software for the school, but just to clarify, the R Foundation
> itself does not need to abide by GDPR?
>
> Also, the WISP mentioned would be how the R Foundation handles internal
> information regarding the company.
>
> Sincerely,
> Evan Lindenberger
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 18, 2019 5:45:07 PM
> *To:* Rui Barradas
> *Cc:* Evan Lindenberger; r-help using r-project.org
> *Subject:* Re: [R] R Software
>
>
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> To add to what Rui said, go here:
> https://www.r-project.org/
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> Bert Gunter
>
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
> sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 2:11 PM Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas using sapo.pt> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I do not speak for the R Foundation but I believe you are not aware that
> R is a computer language for statistics biostatistics and (scientific)
> graphics.
>
> - R itself does not collect data.
> - Security policies are left to the users.
> - You can program whatever you want since R is Turing equivalent, GDPR
> or ADA compliant or not. It's up to the users/developers to comply to
> laws. (I hope they do.)
>
> Regarding this, R is pretty much the same as, for instance, C, C++,
> Fortran, etc. And just like those languages R is used by companies and
> other institutions, government or private, that enforce strong security
> policies.
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Rui Barradas
>
> Às 17:32 de 18/02/2019, Evan Lindenberger escreveu:
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Evan Lindenberger and I work at the Johnson & Wales
> information security office. We received a request for R Software, but I
> have a few questions before we start using R, such as:
> >
> > - What information does R collect?
> > - Does the R Foundation have a written information security policy
> (WISP)?
> > - Is R compliant with GDPR and ADA?
> >
> > If someone could get back to me, that would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
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