[R] R 2.0.0 is released

[Petr Pikal]

On 5 Oct 2004 at 8:15, Marc Schwartz wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 05:43, Peter Dalgaard wrote: 
> > Barry Rowlingson <B.Rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk> writes:
> > 
> > > Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Congratulations to the R team and all involved for reaching the
> > > > 2.0.0 milestone.  The progress of R is truly astounding.
> > > >
> > > 
> > >   A milestone is something that tells you how far it is to where
> > >   you
> > > are going. With R-2.0.0, have we arrived?
> > 
> > Depending on direction, milestones might only be telling you how far
> > you've gone. And you may even be walking in circles around the
> > target/origin...
> > 
> > No, I don't think we have arrived (would we want to?). We still have
> > unresolved issues in byte compiling and event loops, and the formal
> > methods techniques are only just there now. There's the whole
> > Bayesian front, too - important even for us hardcore frequentists. 
> > 
> > Besides, how do you arrive at a moving target?
> 
> 
> Well, as some would say, it's not the destination, it's the journey.
> :-)
> 
> Nevertheless, a hearty congratulations to R Core!
> 
> Marc

And a very interesting and inspiring one (journey :-).

My best wishes to continuing prosperous and good fortune for R 
and R Core, too.

Petr


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Petr Pikal
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