[R] a question of etiquette

Sorkin, John j@ork|n @end|ng |rom @om@um@ry|@nd@edu
Mon Jun 1 21:35:06 CEST 2020


Regardless of whether the people who wrote the Matlab code you used as a reference, or who wrote the paper that published the idea that you included in your package are cited as co-authors of your package, the coders and authors should be identified as the people from whom you borrowed the idea and, or, code for the package that you developed.
John



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Subject: Re: [R] a question of etiquette



> On 1 Jun 2020, at 19:37, Michael Dewey <lists using dewey.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
> You might get better answers on the list dedicated to package development r-pkg-devel

This is a good suggestion. Thanks, Michael.

Some initial search of that list did not lead to any indication,
but I will have a second look.

Best regards,

Adelchi

>
> This may have already been discussed there so a quick look at the archive might also help you.
>
> On 01/06/2020 17:34, Adelchi Azzalini wrote:
>> The new version of a package which I maintain will include a new function which I have ported to R from Matlab.
>> The documentation of this R function indicates the authors of the original Matlab code, reference to their paper, URL of the source code.
>> Question: is this adequate, or should I include them as co-authors of the package, or as contributors, or what else?
>> Is there a general policy about this matter?
>> Adelchi Azzalini
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