Oh I see thank you very much now I understand. So for me as I am considered an
intermediate in R and also C++ what kind of programming language I could take
up and learn to make a commercial statistical software ? Any advices as well ?
> On 12 Jan 2018, at 12:40 PM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>
> Because many technical people need to accomplish statistical data analysis
> with computers that depend on existing algorithms applied in new ways, or
> with new algorithms that are not implemented by commercial software. Often
> such people have no desire to provide step-by-step support of their tools for
> every user of their code indefinitely, so developing commercial software for
> others is less useful to them than having access to existing software that
> can be adapted. They often find that allowing others access to their code is
> a reasonable trade for being able to re-use the work of others before them.
>
> You might read the book "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" for more detail about
> this perspective, but this line of discussion is not really on topic here.
> --
> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>
>> On January 11, 2018 7:09:20 PM PST, muhammad ramzi <mramz...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Thank you very much this really helped me a lot .
>> So actually why would people learn R(other than personal interests ) if
>> you can't really build anything that can be sold ? I'm sorry if I'm
>> asking bad questions
>>
>>
>>> On 12 Jan 2018, at 4:43 AM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwa...@me.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 11, 2018, at 2:15 PM, muhammad ramzi <mramz...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> hello guys,
>>>>
>>>> i am a petroleum engineering student and i will be having a long
>> semester
>>>> break and currently i am learning THE R PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE just
>> out of
>>>> interest. I would just like to know if i am able to design a
>> business
>>>> analysis software using R as in create a type of software that can
>> be sold
>>>> to business people. can this be done in R language?
>>>>
>>>> another thing is if i do learn this all the way, what advantages
>> will it
>>>> give me in terms of future prospects and career development?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> To your first question, as R is open source and released under the
>> GPL, there are legal issues that you will need to consider, which will
>> be specific to the details of your plans, how your "application" is
>> built, how it interacts with R, and importantly, the copying and
>> distribution of the end product.
>>>
>>> You should, first and foremost, contact a lawyer familiar with open
>> source software, specifically GPL compatible licenses, so that you can
>> get proper legal advice, which you will not get here. You risk
>> legal/financial liabilities down the road if not done in compliance
>> with the license requirements.
>>>
>>> As a first pass, you should read:
>>>
>>>
>> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Can-I-use-R-for-commercial-purposes_003f
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html
>>>
>>> so that you can gain initial insights into some of the general
>> implications of building a product for distribution (whether you give
>> it away or sell it) that depends upon a GPL licensed application.
>>>
>>> Whether or not there is utility for the application you envision such
>> that people would be willing to pay for it, will depend upon a variety
>> of factors, not the least of which is what competition you face and the
>> value of your planned application over others that are already in the
>> marketplace.
>>>
>>> To your second question, you are asking a biased, self selected
>> audience. Thus, take that into account for any responses that you may
>> get.
>>>
>>> The responses relative to advantages are going to be, to some extent,
>> broadly industry specific. That being said, in many domains, knowing R,
>> along with other relevant applications and programming languages can
>> only be beneficial in many cases.
>>>
>>> R is becoming increasingly popular (e.g. see:
>> https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). However, depending upon the
>> subject matter domain you will work in and to a large extent, the
>> company or
