[R] R in the NY Times

[Spencer Graves]

What kind of warranty does SAS offer?  I haven't read their EULA 
recently, but if an airplane fell out of the sky because of a bug in SAS 
code, I'd be surprised if SAS was eager to pay damages!

Spencer

Wacek Kusnierczyk wrote:
> Kevin E. Thorpe wrote:
>   
>> Zaslavsky, Alan M. wrote:
>>     
>>> SAS says it has noticed R’s rising popularity at universities,
>>> despite educational discounts on its own software, but it dismisses
>>> the technology as being of interest to a limited set of people
>>> working on very hard tasks.
>>>
>>> “I think it addresses a niche market for high-end data analysts that
>>> want free, readily available code," said Anne H. Milley, director of
>>> technology product marketing at SAS. She adds, “We have customers who
>>> build engines for aircraft. I am happy they are not using freeware
>>> when I get on a jet.”
>>>
>>>       
>> Thanks for posting. Does anyone else find the statement by SAS to be
>> humourous yet arrogant and short-sighted?
>>     
>
> there must be something wrong with me, but i can't find anything
> 'humorous yet arrogant and short-sighted' in the idea that engines for
> aircraft be built with software that does not advertise itself with
> 'ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.'
>
>
> vQ
>
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