Oh I see thank you very much now I understand. So for me as I am considered an intermediate in R and also C++ what kind of programming language I could take up and learn to make a commercial statistical software ? Any advices as well ?
> On 12 Jan 2018, at 12:40 PM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote: > > Because many technical people need to accomplish statistical data analysis > with computers that depend on existing algorithms applied in new ways, or > with new algorithms that are not implemented by commercial software. Often > such people have no desire to provide step-by-step support of their tools for > every user of their code indefinitely, so developing commercial software for > others is less useful to them than having access to existing software that > can be adapted. They often find that allowing others access to their code is > a reasonable trade for being able to re-use the work of others before them. > > You might read the book "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" for more detail about > this perspective, but this line of discussion is not really on topic here. > -- > Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > >> On January 11, 2018 7:09:20 PM PST, muhammad ramzi <mramz...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Thank you very much this really helped me a lot . >> So actually why would people learn R(other than personal interests ) if >> you can't really build anything that can be sold ? I'm sorry if I'm >> asking bad questions >> >> >>> On 12 Jan 2018, at 4:43 AM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwa...@me.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jan 11, 2018, at 2:15 PM, muhammad ramzi <mramz...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> hello guys, >>>> >>>> i am a petroleum engineering student and i will be having a long >> semester >>>> break and currently i am learning THE R PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE just >> out of >>>> interest. I would just like to know if i am able to design a >> business >>>> analysis software using R as in create a type of software that can >> be sold >>>> to business people. can this be done in R language? >>>> >>>> another thing is if i do learn this all the way, what advantages >> will it >>>> give me in terms of future prospects and career development? >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> To your first question, as R is open source and released under the >> GPL, there are legal issues that you will need to consider, which will >> be specific to the details of your plans, how your "application" is >> built, how it interacts with R, and importantly, the copying and >> distribution of the end product. >>> >>> You should, first and foremost, contact a lawyer familiar with open >> source software, specifically GPL compatible licenses, so that you can >> get proper legal advice, which you will not get here. You risk >> legal/financial liabilities down the road if not done in compliance >> with the license requirements. >>> >>> As a first pass, you should read: >>> >>> >> https://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#Can-I-use-R-for-commercial-purposes_003f >>> >>> and >>> >>> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html >>> >>> so that you can gain initial insights into some of the general >> implications of building a product for distribution (whether you give >> it away or sell it) that depends upon a GPL licensed application. >>> >>> Whether or not there is utility for the application you envision such >> that people would be willing to pay for it, will depend upon a variety >> of factors, not the least of which is what competition you face and the >> value of your planned application over others that are already in the >> marketplace. >>> >>> To your second question, you are asking a biased, self selected >> audience. Thus, take that into account for any responses that you may >> get. >>> >>> The responses relative to advantages are going to be, to some extent, >> broadly industry specific. That being said, in many domains, knowing R, >> along with other relevant applications and programming languages can >> only be beneficial in many cases. >>> >>> R is becoming increasingly popular (e.g. see: >> https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). However, depending upon the >> subject matter domain you will work in and to a large extent, the >> company or institution you will work for, those factors can have a >> material influence on the role that R might play in that environment. >>> >>> Others can perhaps chime in with other thoughts and perhaps even >> industry specific insights for you. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Marc Schwartz >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> 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. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
