There definitely is room for a "value-added" version, both for R _AND_
S-PLUS. Sigh.
On 11/11/05, roger bos <roger.bos@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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best,
-tony
blindglobe@gmail.com
Muttenz, Switzerland.
"Commit early,commit often, and commit in a repository from which we can easily
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