I understand that, but the reason he gives for copying code from the stats package is to change the license. That decision seems like something that requires a very direct communication with/permission from the maintainer.
On November 9, 2021 12:21:18 PM PST, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: >On 09/11/2021 2:45 p.m., Jeff Newmiller wrote: >> This question isn't a "how to do package development" question... this is >> about a specific package so you should send email to the package developer >> identified by the maintainer() function. > >I think Arnaud is the package developer; his question is whether he can >copy R source into his package. > >Duncan Murdoch > >> >> I can't foresee this request finding a positive response from R Core, but >> email seems the most correct approach. >> >> On November 9, 2021 11:34:12 AM PST, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Questions about package development should be posted to >>> R-package-devel (**not R-devel**). >>> See https://www.r-project.org/mail.html for details. >>> >>> (I am not sure that they get into legal weeds there, but it seems like >>> the right place to try). >>> >>> Bert Gunter >>> >>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along >>> and sticking things into it." >>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 11:17 AM Arnaud FELD <arnaud.feldm...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I use that mailing list because I’ve tried to send a message to the >>>> r-core address and received : >>>> >>>>> "Non-members are typically *NOT* allowed to post messages to this >>>>> private developers' list. Please use an appropriate mailing list (from >>>>> http://www.r-project.org/mail.html). For R packages, use >>>>> maintainer("<pkg>") in R (and if that is R-core@.., use the R-help >>>>> address). >>>> >>>> I would like to borrow most of the code of stats :: window within my >>>> package disaggR, which has an uncompatible license as it is MIT not >>>> GPL2. window has some extra overhead because of the calling of time() >>>> at the beginning of the function (that is only used for extend = >>>> FALSE). Copying the function and modifying it would allow me a bit of >>>> optimization, but I need some agreement as my package is MIT. >>>> Is it possible ? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Arnaud FELDMANN >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.