Re: S and value for money.

[roger bos <roger.bos@gmail.com>]

I think its a win/win for the users.  The existance of R benefits both R users and S+ users.  R users already know how they benefit and S+ users benefit from the improved product enhancements which competition fosters.  I think there will always be room for a 'value added' version.
 

I don't know that software has to be free.  I am glad my company pays me to write the R code that I write.  I could not afford to do it for free, but I was turned off by Insightful pricing and licensing stances.

 

Anyway, the important point is that as a result of the competition, all useRs will benefit.

 

Thanks,

 

Roger

 

 

 

On 11/9/05, Rolf Turner <rolf@math.unb.ca> wrote:

Use R.  (a) It's generally better (e.g. plotmath()) and (b) it's
free.  This is not only good for you from a practical point of view,
but it's good in ***principle***.  Software ***should*** be free ---
in both senses (price and openness of source).

                       cheers,

                               Rolf Turner
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