>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Bolker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> on Wed, 16 May 2007 15:01:31 -0400 writes:
Ben> I want to put the correct information into the
Ben> "author" field of the DESCRIPTION file for my bbmle
Ben> package, which is a modified and extended version of
Ben> the mle code in the stats4 package.
Ben> If I put only myself as author I feel like I'm
Ben> ignoring the contribution of R-Core (and I think Peter
Ben> Dalgaard in particular) in writing the original code.
Ben> If I add "R Development Core Team" to the author list I
Ben> feel I am suggesting that they might be responsible for
Ben> my changes. Neither seems entirely appropriate.
Ben> Suggestions?
I think Gabor's is fine.
{maybe don't give the e-mail address of the R core team; we
already get e-mails we should not}.
Ben> Ben Bolker
Ben> PS this is my current DESCRIPTION file:
Ben> Package: bbmle
Ben> Title: Maximum likelihood estimation
Ben> Version: 0.7
Ben> Date: 2007/05/16
Ben> Author: Ben Bolker
Ben> Maintainer: Ben Bolker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ben> Depends: R (>= 2.0.0), methods, stats, graphics
Ben> Description: Methods and functions for fitting maximum likelihood
models
Ben> in R. This package modifies and extends the mle classes in the stats4
Ben> library, written by the R Development Core Team.
^^^^^^^
\\\\\\\\ please! How can I ever get old and wise
in quietness when even you ... ;-)
--> fortune("library.*Maechler")
Regards,
Martin
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