Question

The primary source code copyright for R is held by the ___________ (a) R Foundation (b) S Foundation (c) R and S foundation (d) C Foundation This question was addressed to me at a job interview. My doubt stems from History of R topic in portion History, Overview and Getting Started of R Programming Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) R Foundation The best explanation: The copyright for the primary source code for R is held by the R Foundation. The S foundation could not have R primary source code. R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.