On 5 Oct 2004 at 8:15, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 05:43, Peter Dalgaard wrote: > > Barry Rowlingson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Gabor Grothendieck wrote: > > > > > > > > Congratulations to the R team and all involved for reaching the > > > > 2.0.0 milestone. The progress of R is truly astounding. > > > > > > > > > > A milestone is something that tells you how far it is to where > > > you > > > are going. With R-2.0.0, have we arrived? > > > > Depending on direction, milestones might only be telling you how far > > you've gone. And you may even be walking in circles around the > > target/origin... > > > > No, I don't think we have arrived (would we want to?). We still have > > unresolved issues in byte compiling and event loops, and the formal > > methods techniques are only just there now. There's the whole > > Bayesian front, too - important even for us hardcore frequentists. > > > > Besides, how do you arrive at a moving target? > > > Well, as some would say, it's not the destination, it's the journey. > :-) > > Nevertheless, a hearty congratulations to R Core! > > Marc And a very interesting and inspiring one (journey :-). My best wishes to continuing prosperous and good fortune for R and R Core, too. Petr > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html Petr Pikal [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
