Re: [R] The hidden costs of GPL software? - None

2004-11-24 Thread Uwe Ligges
Martin, what about setting up a new mailing list R-hcgs? (acronym for R - The hidden costs of GPL software?) Seems to be worth given the amount of messages in this thread(s). ;-) Uwe __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [R] The hidden costs of GPL software? - None

2004-11-24 Thread Ted Harding
On 24-Nov-04 John wrote: Off hand, the costs of GPL'd software are not hidden at all. R for instance demands that a would be user sit down and learn the language. This in turn pushes a user into learning more about statistics than the simple overview that Stat 1 presents a student. I'd see

Re: [R] The hidden costs of GPL software? - None

2004-11-23 Thread John
Off hand, the costs of GPL'd software are not hidden at all. R for instance demands that a would be user sit down and learn the language. This in turn pushes a user into learning more about statistics than the simple overview that Stat 1 presents a student. In contrast, any program that