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...anyone has any evidence contradicting the above, I'd like to know. Best Wishes, Spencer Graves Marc Schwartz (via MN) wrote: > On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 17:59 -0300, Rogerio Porto wrote: >> While reading the various answers, I've remembered that >> the juridic part can't be that so simple. If I'm not fogeting >> something, there are some packages in R that has a more >> restrictive licence than GPL. >> >> HTH, >> >> Rogerio. > > Any CRAN packages (or other R packages not on CRAN) that have >...

...t of view is taken into > consideration: > > http://petition.eurolinux.org/consultation > > There is currently a consensus among economists on the fact that software > patents tend to stifle innovation and harm small and medium enterprises > because they create tremendous juridical uncertainty which only benefits to > patent attorneys and lawyers. There is also a consensus among patent > attorneys on the fact that patents on business methods are just a kind of > software patents and that it is impossible to ban business method patents > once software paten...

Hi all, This may seem like a dumb question, but I work for an entity that is soon converting to XP across the board, and I will lose the ability to install software on my own. The entity has a policy of only using software that has been purchased and "properly licensed" (whatever that means). This means I will soon lose the ability to use R at work - something I can't do without