> -----Original Message----- > > | > There is a bug somewhere if another count gives 4001. > > | > > | Hint: available.packages() has filters, so you are not seeing the > > | Windows-only packages. ..... > '"OS_type"' exclude packages whose OS requirement is > incompatible with this version of R: that is exclude > Windows-only packages on a Unix-alike platform and _vice versa_. > > > > > | Note too that the number of packages on CRAN is not monotone: > > | packages get added, packages get withdrawn/archived, > sometimes 10s at a time.
... from which we deduce* that even the combination of the world's best statisticians and a system entirely under their control does not guarantee an unambiguous count. Anyone out there still think statistics are easy? Even so, 4000 plus or minus a few says a great deal for the R project's impact S Ellison *with limited accuracy but some entertainment ******************************************************************* This email and any attachments are confidential. Any use...{{dropped:8}} ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel