[R-sig-Debian] "Graphics history" in UNIX --> "R" in Ubuntu

[denis brion]

"comments on the suggestion"

a) There are already howtos to install R (and packages, if they depend on external libraries) on various Unices and GNUlinux distributions (sects?) ... in R's wiki.

This is reason *not* to have a redundant list (reading the R's wiki and noticing what is (obsolete|unuseful|with errors|with a bad structure ) might be more pertinent).


b) OTOH, once (ca 3 months ago), a poor debian/Ubu user had a NTFS partition, and his data in it and it was not automagically mounted, like in XP.
 I knew -and verified !!! - checked how to mount it on a Scientific Linux (a Red Hat derived sect), before explaining it (I suppose "mount" exists in Debian, does not it; it exists under BSD and Solaris, but is more complicated than GNU's one)....

 I have no time to find| copy'npaste the commentaries that arose ....

That would be a reason (and quite a different one that linked with distributions/sects specificities) to have a mailing list (though this is a very trivial issue, which makes people duly upset fixing stupid mounts).





--- En date de : Dim 11.7.10, Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk> a écrit :

> De: Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk <Ted.Harding at manchester.ac.uk>
> Objet: Re: [R-sig-Debian] "Graphics history" in UNIX --> "R" in Ubuntu
> À: r-sig-debian at r-project.org
> Date: Dimanche 11 juillet 2010, 18h21
> On 11-Jul-10 14:54:14, Dirk
> Eddelbuettel wrote:
> > [...]
> > Hence it is not the place for conjectures about what
> may or may not
> > work sometimes or not on unnamed other Linux
> distributions, or
> > other / older Unix variants.
> > 
> > Concrete, on-topic help with relevant details for
> Debian or Ubuntu will
> > always be appreciated.  But it may be preferable
> to do everything else
> > off-list.  
> > Thank you.
> >   Regards, Dirk
> 
> This thread, and Dirk's (fair) comment above, prompt me to
> post
> something I've been thinking about for a while.
> 
> I'm posting it here in the first place because it's a Linux
> SIG
> (one of two, the other being Fedora which I'm not
> subscribed to).
> 
> I have felt for some time that there is a place for an R
> SIG on
> Linux generally -- e.g. "r-sig-linux". Linux is not what it
> used
> to be, and the diverse variety of Linux distributions now
> available
> raises many questions about which distribution may be best
> for what.
> 
> We all have a common interest in running R, and in the
> potential
> compilation, installation and updating issues which can
> arise.
> But we all, in our various ways, have interests in doing
> other
> things as well, in which the same sort of issues can arise,
> along
> with issues of availability of other applications and
> compatibility
> questions. And the answers to such things will vary
> somewhat
> according to one's Linux distribution.
> 
> Therefore I think it would be useful to have a SIG where
> such
> questions could be discussed without being tied to any
> specific
> Linux distribution, and where comparative discussions
> could
> take place.
> 
> Therefore I propose such a SIG. I would be willing to be in
> charge
> of it. and run the list. However, I can find no guidance in
> the
> R-project website an how to set one up!
> 
> So, since this is a SIG and since at least one reader
> should know
> the answer, let me at least ask the question: How should I
> set up
> an R Linux SIG?
> 
> And, of course, any comments on the suggestion will be
> welcome.
> 
> With thanks,
> Ted.
> 
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