[R] Confirmation of no Electronic Communication functionality

[Jeff Newmiller]

R is a programming language. If you program it to communicate, it will. Also, it is designed to work with user-contributed packages of code... the process of downloading the packages is communication, and the downloaded packages may communicate if you invoke them (that is often why they are created).

You may need a more nuanced view of software restrictions if you have this discussion about using R with your IT people than "has no electronic communication functionality". For example, the code is open-source... if there is untrusted behavior then it can be seen in the source code.

On December 13, 2024 6:24:18 AM PST, Edward Woo via R-help <r-help using r-project.org> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to download R version 3.6.1 onto my company computer and need an email confirming that r does not include any electronic communication functionality within the program.
>
>Thank you very much!
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>Best,
>Edward Woo
>
>
>Edward Woo
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