[R] Software lifecycle for R releases (aka practical limits of support for older versions)

[stephen sefick]

There is an archive for all packages for older versions of R, but if
you want up-to-date  functionality of packages then you need the
newest versions.
my 2 cents

stephen

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Rowe, Brian Lee Yung (Portfolio
Analytics)<B_Rowe at ml.com> wrote:
> Hello useRs:
>
> Does anyone have thoughts on the lifecycle of older releases of R? I
> know that currently the 2.8.x and 2.9.x releases seem to be actively
> "supported" on the mailing lists, but what about older releases, say
> 2.4.x? Curious to hear when people think older versions of R become
> obsolete and unsupportable on the lists (or other venues).
>
> Regards,
> Brian
>
>
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