"comments on the suggestion" a) There are already howtos to install R (and packages, if they depend on external libraries) on various Unices and GNUlinux distributions (sects?) ... in R's wiki.
This is reason *not* to have a redundant list (reading the R's wiki and noticing what is (obsolete|unuseful|with errors|with a bad structure ) might be more pertinent). b) OTOH, once (ca 3 months ago), a poor debian/Ubu user had a NTFS partition, and his data in it and it was not automagically mounted, like in XP. I knew -and verified !!! - checked how to mount it on a Scientific Linux (a Red Hat derived sect), before explaining it (I suppose "mount" exists in Debian, does not it; it exists under BSD and Solaris, but is more complicated than GNU's one).... I have no time to find| copy'npaste the commentaries that arose .... That would be a reason (and quite a different one that linked with distributions/sects specificities) to have a mailing list (though this is a very trivial issue, which makes people duly upset fixing stupid mounts). --- En date de : Dim 11.7.10, [email protected] <[email protected]> a écrit : > De: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Objet: Re: [R-sig-Debian] "Graphics history" in UNIX --> "R" in Ubuntu > À: [email protected] > Date: Dimanche 11 juillet 2010, 18h21 > On 11-Jul-10 14:54:14, Dirk > Eddelbuettel wrote: > > [...] > > Hence it is not the place for conjectures about what > may or may not > > work sometimes or not on unnamed other Linux > distributions, or > > other / older Unix variants. > > > > Concrete, on-topic help with relevant details for > Debian or Ubuntu will > > always be appreciated. But it may be preferable > to do everything else > > off-list. > > Thank you. > > Regards, Dirk > > This thread, and Dirk's (fair) comment above, prompt me to > post > something I've been thinking about for a while. > > I'm posting it here in the first place because it's a Linux > SIG > (one of two, the other being Fedora which I'm not > subscribed to). > > I have felt for some time that there is a place for an R > SIG on > Linux generally -- e.g. "r-sig-linux". Linux is not what it > used > to be, and the diverse variety of Linux distributions now > available > raises many questions about which distribution may be best > for what. > > We all have a common interest in running R, and in the > potential > compilation, installation and updating issues which can > arise. > But we all, in our various ways, have interests in doing > other > things as well, in which the same sort of issues can arise, > along > with issues of availability of other applications and > compatibility > questions. And the answers to such things will vary > somewhat > according to one's Linux distribution. > > Therefore I think it would be useful to have a SIG where > such > questions could be discussed without being tied to any > specific > Linux distribution, and where comparative discussions > could > take place. > > Therefore I propose such a SIG. I would be willing to be in > charge > of it. and run the list. However, I can find no guidance in > the > R-project website an how to set one up! > > So, since this is a SIG and since at least one reader > should know > the answer, let me at least ask the question: How should I > set up > an R Linux SIG? > > And, of course, any comments on the suggestion will be > welcome. > > With thanks, > Ted. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[email protected]> > Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 > Date: 11-Jul-10 > > Time: > 17:21:08 > ------------------------------ XFMail > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Debian mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian > _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
