Berwin A Turlach wrote: > On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:57:36 +0100 > Wacek Kusnierczyk <waclaw.marcin.kusnierc...@idi.ntnu.no> wrote: > > >> markle...@verizon.net wrote: >> >>> David, Wacek: Just so everyone knows, I just looked and this is >>> explained quite clearly in the R Language Reference manual, very >>> similarly to what Wacek did below. >>> >>> >> thanks, that's good, because i made it up following the page quoted by >> david, and if i'm flamed for nonsense, the langref has to be flamed >> too. >> > > Actually, no. :) > > I do not remember the details, but I once tried to use the "R Language > Definition" (I presume this is what we are talking about) to support my > argument about some issue I had at that time. It was pointed out to me > that the "R Language Definition" is a draft, hence not authoritative; > and it seems its status of being a draft has not changed since. >
ok, thanks for the explanation. i'll add the note 'draft version' to all my messages, so that i can always fall back on the explanation that they are not my final opinions. 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.
