We are pleased to announce the first volume of R News, the newsletter of the R project for statistical computing. The newsletter is available online as PDF file at http://cran.R-project.org/doc/Rnews and will propagate to the CRAN mirrors within the next days. R News will feature short to medium length articles covering topics that might be of interest to users or developers of R, including * Changes in R: new features of the latest release * Changes on CRAN: new add-on packages, manuals, binary distributions, mirrors, ... * Add-on packages: short introductions to or reviews of R extension packages * Programmer's Niche: nifty hints for programming in R (or S) * Applications: Examples of analyzing data with R The newsletter as a medium for communication intends to fill the gap between the R mailing lists and scientific journals: Compared with emails it is more persistent, one can cite articles in the newsletter and because the newsletter is edited it has better quality control. On the other hand, when compared to scientific journals, it is faster, less formal, and last but not least focused on R. As all of R, R News is a volunteer project. The editorial board currently consists of the R core development team plus Bill Venables. We really hope you will enjoy reading R News! For the editorial board, Fritz Leisch -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Friedrich Leisch Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch ------------------------------------------------------------------- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-announce mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
since i did not contribute, i can do it: i really want to tell you that i think the new newsletter is great bot contentwise and "packaging"wise. that will be of great help to the community! Friedrich Leisch wrote:> > We are pleased to announce the first volume of R News, the > newsletter of the R project for statistical computing. The newsletter > is available online as PDF file at > > http://cran.R-project.org/doc/Rnews > > and will propagate to the CRAN mirrors within the next days. > > R News will feature short to medium length articles covering topics > that might be of interest to users or developers of R, including > > * Changes in R: new features of the latest release > * Changes on CRAN: new add-on packages, manuals, binary distributions, > mirrors, ... > * Add-on packages: short introductions to or reviews of R extension packages > * Programmer''s Niche: nifty hints for programming in R (or S) > * Applications: Examples of analyzing data with R > > The newsletter as a medium for communication intends to fill the gap > between the R mailing lists and scientific journals: Compared with > emails it is more persistent, one can cite articles in the newsletter > and because the newsletter is edited it has better quality control. On > the other hand, when compared to scientific journals, it is faster, > less formal, and last but not least focused on R. > > As all of R, R News is a volunteer project. The editorial board > currently consists of the R core development team plus Bill > Venables. > > We really hope you will enjoy reading R News! > > For the editorial board, > Fritz Leisch > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Friedrich Leisch > Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 > Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 > Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at > A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- > r-announce mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html > Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" > (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._-- Erich Neuwirth, Computer Supported Didactics Working Group Visit our SunSITE at http://sunsite.univie.ac.at Phone: +43-1-4277-38624 Fax: +43-1-4277-9386 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Thanks a lot and congratulations to the editors and contributors!!! It is really awesome. Ram?n On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Friedrich Leisch wrote:> We are pleased to announce the first volume of R News, the > newsletter of the R project for statistical computing. The newsletter > is available online as PDF file at > > http://cran.R-project.org/doc/Rnews > > and will propagate to the CRAN mirrors within the next days. > > R News will feature short to medium length articles covering topics > that might be of interest to users or developers of R, including > > * Changes in R: new features of the latest release > * Changes on CRAN: new add-on packages, manuals, binary distributions, > mirrors, ... > * Add-on packages: short introductions to or reviews of R extension packages > * Programmer's Niche: nifty hints for programming in R (or S) > * Applications: Examples of analyzing data with R > > The newsletter as a medium for communication intends to fill the gap > between the R mailing lists and scientific journals: Compared with > emails it is more persistent, one can cite articles in the newsletter > and because the newsletter is edited it has better quality control. On > the other hand, when compared to scientific journals, it is faster, > less formal, and last but not least focused on R. > > As all of R, R News is a volunteer project. The editorial board > currently consists of the R core development team plus Bill > Venables. > > We really hope you will enjoy reading R News! > > For the editorial board, > Fritz Leisch > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Friedrich Leisch > Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 > Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 > Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at > A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- > r-announce mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html > Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" > (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._-- Ram?n D?az-Uriarte Triana 47 28016 Madrid Spain email:ramon-diaz at teleline.es Phone: +-34-918-513-966 +-34-657-186-407 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-announce mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Congratulations for this first volume of R News. It is a great iniciative, and I hope that it will be a great success. This is my second year using R for my classes in Econometrics, and I am delighted with it. Sincerely yours Agustin Alonso Prof. of Econometrics Royal College "Escorial-Maria Cristina" San Lorenzo del Escorial(Madrid) Spain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Friedrich Leisch" <Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at> To: <r-announce at stat.math.ethz.ch> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:59 AM Subject: R News Volume 1/1> > > > We are pleased to announce the first volume of R News, the > newsletter of the R project for statistical computing. The newsletter > is available online as PDF file at > > http://cran.R-project.org/doc/Rnews > > and will propagate to the CRAN mirrors within the next days. > > R News will feature short to medium length articles covering topics > that might be of interest to users or developers of R, including > > * Changes in R: new features of the latest release > * Changes on CRAN: new add-on packages, manuals, binary distributions, > mirrors, ... > * Add-on packages: short introductions to or reviews of R extensionpackages> * Programmer''s Niche: nifty hints for programming in R (or S) > * Applications: Examples of analyzing data with R > > The newsletter as a medium for communication intends to fill the gap > between the R mailing lists and scientific journals: Compared with > emails it is more persistent, one can cite articles in the newsletter > and because the newsletter is edited it has better quality control. On > the other hand, when compared to scientific journals, it is faster, > less formal, and last but not least focused on R. > > As all of R, R News is a volunteer project. The editorial board > currently consists of the R core development team plus Bill > Venables. > > We really hope you will enjoy reading R News! > > For the editorial board, > Fritz Leisch > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Friedrich Leisch > Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 > Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 > Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at > A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-> r-announce mailing list -- Readhttp://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html> Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" > (in the "body", not the subject !) To:r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch>_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _._>-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Congratulations and many thanks to the R Core Development Team and Dr. Venables for an outstanding publication. Like R itself, it is of very high caliber. I know I, for won, will learn enormously from it and will enjoy doing it. Thank you again and best wishes for future. Rashid Nassar -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Friedrich Leisch wrote:> We are pleased to announce the first volume of R News, the > newsletter of the R project for statistical computing. The newsletter > is available online as PDF file at > > http://cran.R-project.org/doc/Rnews > > and will propagate to the CRAN mirrors within the next days. > > R News will feature short to medium length articles covering topics > that might be of interest to users or developers of R, including > > * Changes in R: new features of the latest release > * Changes on CRAN: new add-on packages, manuals, binary distributions, > mirrors, ... > * Add-on packages: short introductions to or reviews of R extension packages > * Programmer''s Niche: nifty hints for programming in R (or S) > * Applications: Examples of analyzing data with R > > The newsletter as a medium for communication intends to fill the gap > between the R mailing lists and scientific journals: Compared with > emails it is more persistent, one can cite articles in the newsletter > and because the newsletter is edited it has better quality control. On > the other hand, when compared to scientific journals, it is faster, > less formal, and last but not least focused on R. > > As all of R, R News is a volunteer project. The editorial board > currently consists of the R core development team plus Bill > Venables. > > We really hope you will enjoy reading R News! > > For the editorial board, > Fritz Leisch > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Friedrich Leisch > Institut f?r Statistik Tel: (+43 1) 58801 10715 > Technische Universit?t Wien Fax: (+43 1) 58801 10798 > Wiedner Hauptstra?e 8-10/1071 Friedrich.Leisch at ci.tuwien.ac.at > A-1040 Wien, Austria http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~leisch > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- > r-announce mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html > Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" > (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-announce-request at stat.math.ethz.ch > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._I''m impressed with R News. It''s a very good document and in a interesting format. Thank you for this new "feature" of R-Project. EJ -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._