[R] a question of etiquette

Jeff Newmiller jdnewm|| @end|ng |rom dcn@d@v|@@c@@u@
Mon Jun 1 21:59:22 CEST 2020


Please move this discussion to R-package-devel.

On June 1, 2020 12:43:01 PM PDT, Adelchi Azzalini <azzalini using stat.unipd.it> wrote:
>
>
>> On 1 Jun 2020, at 21:35, Sorkin, John <jsorkin using som.umaryland.edu>
>wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>
>I have already stated:
>
>"The documentation of this R function indicates the authors of the
>original Matlab code, reference to their paper, URL of the source
>code."
>
>This was not a point in question.   The question was was about
>something additional, possibly:
>
>"Question: is this adequate, or should I include them as co-authors of
>the package, or as contributors, or what else?"
>
>regards
>Adelchi
>
>
>> 
>> 
>> John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
>> Professor of Medicine
>> Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics
>> University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and
>Geriatric Medicine
>> Baltimore VA Medical Center
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>> 
>> 
>> From: R-help <r-help-bounces using r-project.org> on behalf of Adelchi
>Azzalini <azzalini using stat.unipd.it>
>> Sent: Monday, June 1, 2020 3:17 PM
>> To: Michael Dewey <lists using dewey.myzen.co.uk>
>> Cc: r-help using r-project.org <r-help using r-project.org>
>> 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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>> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide
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>> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>> > 
>> > -- 
>> > Michael
>> >
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>> PLEASE do read the posting guide
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>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
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