You could always look in the SVN logs but I'll save you the trouble.
I did the initial installation of the nlminb function.
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:52 PM, John C Nash <nashjc at uottawa.ca>
wrote:> Having looked at documentation and codes, I'm still looking to find out
who
> did the installation of the Port libraries. As I work on optimization code
> improvements, there are often choices of settings (tolerances etc.), and
I'd
> prefer to learn if there are particular reasons for choices before diving
in
> and making any adjustments.
>
> It is also worth giving credit where it is due. Given the complexity of the
> Port code structure, adapting them to R must have been a lot of work.
>
> JN
>
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