[R] Preview of an alternative R for Windows installer

[Prof Brian D Ripley]

I have had many replies, so no more feedback, please.

Most of the replies were very helpful, for which thanks.  Unfortunately a
few were along the lines of

>     However, the packages are missing (foreign, etc...) as well as the
> Rinstaller (at least I couldn't find it).

Most people much preferred this version to rwinst.exe, but not all.
Quite a few saw a need for floppy-sized pieces for students.

There has been some misunderstanding:

(1) This was not an official release, and it is not rw1023.  It was a
snapshot from my system, and the first version contained a few missing
links.  A couple of you were talking about using this on courses. I would
be wary of using something as untested as this, so please do not distribute
it unless you have already discussed this with me. It is probable that R
1.2.3 will be packaged this way in addition, currently expected ca April
20.

(2) It was not a request for suggestions for `catering to the whims of
Windows users', as one respondent put it.


We are planning to bundle packages differently from 1.3.x, and that
has implications for installer, not least the size of them.

B

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Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
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