Kevin E. Thorpe wrote: > Zaslavsky, Alan M. wrote: >> SAS says it has noticed R’s rising popularity at universities, >> despite educational discounts on its own software, but it dismisses >> the technology as being of interest to a limited set of people >> working on very hard tasks. >> >> “I think it addresses a niche market for high-end data analysts that >> want free, readily available code," said Anne H. Milley, director of >> technology product marketing at SAS. She adds, “We have customers who >> build engines for aircraft. I am happy they are not using freeware >> when I get on a jet.” >> > > Thanks for posting. Does anyone else find the statement by SAS to be > humourous yet arrogant and short-sighted?
there must be something wrong with me, but i can't find anything 'humorous yet arrogant and short-sighted' in the idea that engines for aircraft be built with software that does not advertise itself with 'ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.' vQ ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list 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.