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

     R is a project which is attempting to provide a modern
     piece of statistical software for 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 write
     access to the R source, currently consisting of

        * Douglas Bates

        * Peter Dalgaard

        * Robert Gentleman

        * Kurt Hornik

        * Ross Ihaka

        * Friedrich Leisch

        * Thomas Lumley

        * Martin Maechler

        * Guido Masarotto

        * Paul Murrell

        * Brian Ripley

        * Duncan Temple Lang

        * Luke Tierney

     plus Heiner Schwarte up to October 1999.

     In addition, a large group of individuals has con-
     tributed to R by donating code, bug reports and docu-
     mentation, notably

     Valerio Aimale, Thomas Baier, Ben Bolker, Goran
     Brostrom, Saikat DebRoy, Lyndon Drake, Paul Gilbert,
     Robert King, Philippe Lambert, Patrick Lindsey, Jim
     Lindsey, John Maindonald, Steve Oncley and Gordon
     Maclean, Richard Okeefe, Hubert Palme, Jose Pinheiro,
     Martyn Plummer, Jonathan Rougier, Bill Simpson, Adrian
     Trapletti, Terry Therneau, Bill Venables, Gregory R.
     Warnes, 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.

