I rarely get this excited by a piece of software, but this one has
really grabbed me by the toes. I am also of the opinion that PSPP is
exactly the kind of software Linux needs to transition knowledge workers
to FOSS. I still like R-CRAN, but using it in an office dominated by
SPSS workers is difficult and sometimes impossible.
I think this project could benefit from the kind of positive attention
that other projects like Gnash get. Given the high quality of the 0.6.0
release, I'm surprised by the minimal promotion of PSPP within the FOSS
community / press. True, it's not as flashy as FSF projects like Gnash,
but it is equally important in creating more opportunities to get people
using FOSS.
If none of the developers object, I will spend a couple of evenings and
write a simple review/article and submit it to a linux news site
(linux.com comes to mind). If any of the developers/FSF have any
objections to this idea, I will respect their goals/interests and stick
to promoting PSPP on the Ubuntu Forum and on my own blog.
And, since I'm sticking my foot solidly in my mouth with this post, I
should pony up and volunteer. I can't help but notice that the
documentation that's on the site is a little out of date (0.4). What
should I do to get involved with helping with documentation?
--andy
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Andrew Choens, MSW
Research Policy Analyst
Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc.
(518) 273 - 1614
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