[R] Re: The hidden costs of GPL software?

2004-11-19 Thread Siddique, Amer
my quick thought: R is a programming language and shouldn't be wrapped up in a GUI to serve the interests of those too complacent to learn to leverage its power. and to echo others: I feel an IDE approach with, say, a code editor and a hyperlinked help system with a richer set of examples is

[R] Re: The hidden costs of GPL software?

2004-11-18 Thread Tiago R Magalhaes
My background: I am a biologist coming to R via Bioconductor. I have no computer background in computer sciences and only basic undergraduate training level in statistics. I have used R with great pleasure and great pains. The most difficult thing is to know what functions to use - sometimes I

RE: [R] Re: The hidden costs of GPL software?

2004-11-18 Thread Arne.Muller
[...] I am a biologist coming to R via Bioconductor. I have no computer background in computer sciences and only basic undergraduate training level in statistics. I have used R with great pleasure and great pains. The most difficult thing is to know what functions to use - sometimes I