Hi, In addition to the replies that you have already received, it is reasonable to question why you wish to download a version of R that is over 5 years old. Version 3.6.1 was released in July of 2019.
If you are concerned about security, which is going to be a scenario specific discussion, as Jeff rightly notes below, you might also want to be aware that R version 4.4.0 was patched earlier this year for a reported code execution vulnerability that is relevant to versions of R back to 1.4.0. https://blog.r-project.org/2024/05/10/statement-on-cve-2024-27322/ Thus, using a currently released and supported version of R would be in your best interest. Regards, Marc Schwarzt > On Dec 13, 2024, at 10:45 AM, Jeff Newmiller via R-help > <r-help@r-project.org> wrote: > > 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@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! >> >> Best, >> Edward Woo >> >> >> Edward Woo >> Municipals Securities Group >> Jefferies LLC >> 520 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor >> New York, NY 10022 >> Phone: 212-708-2958 >> e...@jefferies.com<mailto:e...@jefferies.com> >> >> ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide https://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
