R devel - Mar 2009 - website feature request - a roadmap (PR#13589)

Full_Name: Danny Chia
Version: 2.8.1
OS: Windows
Submission from: (NULL) (169.229.100.137)


This is more of a feature request, but it would be nice if the CRAN website had
some sort of roadmap for R. That way, users would know what to expect for future
versions of R.

Have you seen developer.r-project.org?  All the relevant 
information is there. For the medium-term (up to 6 months) the NEWS 
file in the R-devel version of R indicates currently intended changes.

CRAN is a distribution network, and distinct from www.r-project.org 
and developer.r-project.org.

The R project does not have staff, and all plans are subject to 
ther availability of volunteer help.  In practice that means that 
long-term goals are subject to some indefinite delays as the 
circumstances of individuals change.

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, dannychia at berkeley.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: Danny Chia
> Version: 2.8.1
> OS: Windows
> Submission from: (NULL) (169.229.100.137)
>
>
> This is more of a feature request, but it would be nice if the CRAN 
> website had some sort of roadmap for R. That way, users would know 
> what to expect for future versions of R.
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