Re: [R] S v. 5

Peter Dalgaard BSA (p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk)
30 Jun 1999 13:51:56 +0200

To: Jim Lindsey <jlindsey@alpha.luc.ac.be>
Subject: Re: [R] S v. 5
From: Peter Dalgaard BSA <p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk>
Date: 30 Jun 1999 13:51:56 +0200
In-Reply-To: Jim Lindsey's message of "Wed, 30 Jun 1999 13:03:04 +0200 (MET DST)"

Jim Lindsey <jlindsey@alpha.luc.ac.be> writes:

> > However, the point of developing R should not be just to clone
> > existing systems. Although we try to be compatible with S, we are more
> > interested in using it as the foundation for new and interesting
> > features.
>
> That is what I have been wanting to hear for the last 3 or 4 years! Jim

We've been saying it all along, Jim. The problem lies in getting down
to actually doing it...

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