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_T_h_e _R _P_r_o_j_e_c_t:

     R is a project which is attempting to provide a modern
     piece of statistical software to the GNU suite of
     software.

_C_o_n_t_r_i_b_u_t_o_r_s:

     The current R is the result of a collaborative effort
     authors from all over the world.  R was initially writ-
     ten by Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka - also known as
     ``R & R'' - of the Statistics Department of the Univer-
     sity of Auckland.

     Since mid-1997 there has been a core group with access
     to the R source, currently consisting of

        * Douglas Bates

        * Peter Dalgaard

        * Robert Gentleman

        * Kurt Hornik

        * Ross Ihaka

        * Friedrich Leisch

        * Thomas Lumley

        * Martin Maechler

        * Paul Murrell

        * Heiner Schwarte

        * Luke Tierney

     In addition, a large group of individuals has contri-
     buted to R by donating code, bug reports and documenta-
     tion, notably

     Valerio Aimale, Ben Bolker, Goran Brostrom, Paul Gil-
     bert, Robert King, Philippe Lambert, Patrick Lindsey,
     Jim Lindsey, Guido Masarotto, Steve Oncley and Gordon
     Maclean, Richard Okeefe, Hubert Palme, Martyn Plummer,
     Brian Ripley, Bill Simpson, Terry Therneau, Bill Ven-
     ables, and Andreas Weingessel.

     We have probably omitted some important names here
     because of incomplete record keeping.  If we have over-
     looked you, please let us know and we'll update the
     list.

     A special debt is owed to John Chambers who has gra-
     ciously contributed advice and encouragement.

