R-beta: Hmisc and R

[Andreas Weingessel]

>>>>> On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 17:33:30 +0200,
>>>>> herve dreau wrote:

> Hello,
> I want to try  the Design and Hmisc library from FE Harrell but,
> i have  trouble with the copyright for the library Hmisc  :

> in the home of the author  : 

> http://fharrell.biostat.virginia.edu/s/unix/

> in the file Hmisc.README 

> ###COPYRIGHT NOTICE

> ###You may not port code in the Hmisc library to R.
> Aie, Why ????
> ###You may distribute these functions freely as long as you do so
> without
> ###financial gain, that you acknowledge the source, and that you
> ###communicate improvements to the author.

I tried to port parts of the Hmisc-package about 2 months ago and
informed Frank Harrell about my intentions, but he didn't allow the
port giving the following reason:

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Andreas,

I realize that some of the functions will port correctly,
but I don't want to be in the position of answering questions
from R users when I don't use R myself.  That's why I'm
declining to allow any of the functions to be used in R.

-Frank

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Then, he changed the copyright notice...

Andreas

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