[R] Call for Beta Testers: R+ (read R plus) for Solaris and L inux:

[Liaw, Andy]

Note that it's "commercially supported", not just "commercial".  Also,
"commercial" does not mean "closed source".  Open source (and even GPL) and
"commercial" need not be mutually exclusive.  Remember that the "free" in
"free software" is as in "freedom" rather than as in beer (as far as GPL is
concern, at least).
 
Having commercial support for R may not be a bad thing:  It may well help
adaptation in the corporate world.  (Linux probably would not have made
inroads into large corps if not for companies providing commercial support
for it.)  It would be great if those who profited from R can contribute back
to the project in some way.
 
Just my $0.02...
 
Andy

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From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch on behalf of Bernardo Rangel tura
Sent: Mon 8/14/2006 5:25 PM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Call for Beta Testers: R+ (read R plus) for Solaris and
Linux: [Broadcast]



At 12:21 PM 8/8/2006, jen at xlsolutions-corp.com wrote: 

>We look forward to hearing your comments and inputs on R+ ... please 
>feel free to suggest a final name for our commercially supported R. 

I don´t understanding this mail. 

Is possible exist a commercial version of R? 

If R source is licensed for GPL as free software 
other people can make a commercial version? 


[]s 
Tura 

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