[R] Protocol for answering basic questions
Possessing neither a PhD, nor being near a Masters in Statistics (with distinction no less), I was surprised that it is possible to reach these august heights without mastering at least one statistical programming language sufficiently well not to need to resort regularly to help services. Is this a sign of the times? I'm told that candidates are not as well prepared as they used to be. __ [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
[R] SCO and R
The article made the point that the ideas behind GPL are under attack precisely because no one is making sure that the code being put into the freely available packages isn't owned by someone else. Shouldn't that be rephrased? How about 'can't be sure that a bunch of unprincipled people won't attempt to use the law to grab money on the basis of very, very dubious patents'? __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
[R] Dr Ward on List protocol
Shouldn't posters who do not do obvious research before asking their questions have this forcefully pointed out to them? I think they should. It may put people off posting, but it may also make them do the work. As a longtime lurker who pays a lot of money for good statistical advice, I have an idea of what it would cost in the real world to have questions answered by the people on this list, though the money is not the only measure, I know. So it's not a resource that should be treated too lightly, and I think the onus should be on the questioners rather than the respondents to take this on board. Seems to me the list has worked pretty well so far, and I frankly don't see the need for a change. __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
