I would like to express my thanks to the many people who got together and developed the R project. The idea, and work, of organizing and, for no compensation, supporting an open software project must have been (and still be) daunting. It is clear that the availability of a free, high-quality programing environment for programming and statistical analysis has allowed people around the world to perform analyses that they previously could not do. The continued time and effort that the R community gives to support that R is greatly appreciated. Many thanks to the organizers, developers, and supporters of the R project! John John Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics Baltimore VA Medical Center GRECC and University of Maryland School of Medicine Claude Pepper OAIC University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 North Greene Street GRECC (BT/18/GR) Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 410-605-7119 - NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: jsorkin@grecc.umaryland.edu [[alternative HTML version deleted]]