Origins of RStudio
Why free and open source software?
Tools for scientific and technical computing
- Where do they come from?
- How are they financially supported?
- Are they trustworthy?
Corporations and their discontents
RStudio’s role and responsibilities
- Stakeholder primacy — The corporation is created by the government and therefore has a social function. Thus, directors should consider not only shareholder returns but also all other constituencies that have a stake in the corporation, such as its employees, its debt-holders, the environment, and the community.
- Shareholder primacy — The corporation has a single purpose: to maximize value for its shareholders (as “owners”), within the bounds of law. A business corporation is organized and carried on primarily for the profit of the stockholders.
- In the Anglo-American legal tradition (US, UK, and similar) shareholder primacy has won