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FAQ

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 R FAQ
 Frequently Asked Questions on R
-Version 1.1-35, 2000-12-10
+Version 1.1-36, 2000-12-11
 Kurt Hornik
 
 
@@ -443,7 +443,14 @@ data.  More information can be found at
 `http://www.stat.Berkeley.EDU/users/statlabs/'.
 
    Last, but not least, Ross' and Robert's experience in designing and
-implementing R is described in:
+implementing R is described in Ihaka & Gentleman (1996), "R: A Language for
+Data Analysis and Graphics", _Journal of Computational and Graphical
+Statistics_, *5*, 299-314.  *Note Citing R::.
+
+2.8 Citing R
+============
+
+   To cite R in publications, use
 
      @article{,
        author =    {Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman},
@@ -455,13 +462,6 @@ implementing R is described in:
        pages =     {299--314}
      }
 
-2.8 Citing R
-============
-
-   To cite R in publications, use the above Ihaka & Gentleman (1996), "R: A
-Language for Data Analysis and Graphics", _Journal of Computational and
-Graphical Statistics_, *5*, 299-314.
-
 2.9 What mailing lists exist for R?
 ===================================
 
@@ -1330,9 +1330,6 @@ works, was published in the Journal of Statistical Software
 *splancs*
      Spatial and space-time point pattern analysis functions.
 
-*stataread*
-     Read and write Stata v5 and v6 `.dta' files.
-
 *survival5*
      Functions for survival analysis, version 5 (suggests *date*), the main
      new feature being penalized (partial) likelihood.
@@ -1436,6 +1433,11 @@ Currently, there are
      An interface from R to Java to create and call Java objects and
      methods.
 
+*RSMethods*
+     An implementation of S version 4 methods and classes for R, consistent
+     with the basic material in "Programming with data" by John M.
+     Chambers, 1998, Springer NY.
+
 *RSPerl*
      An interface from R to an embedded, persistent Perl interpreter,
      allowing one to call arbitrary Perl subroutines, classes and methods.

doc/manual/R-FAQ.texi

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 @settitle R FAQ
 @setchapternewpage on
 @set FAQ-YEAR 2000
-@set FAQ-VERSION 1.1-35, 2000-12-10
+@set FAQ-VERSION 1.1-36, 2000-12-11
 @set REL-VERSION 1.2.0
 @set DEV-VERSION 1.3.0
 @c %**end of header
@@ -562,7 +562,16 @@ the data.  More information can be found at
 @uref{http://www.stat.Berkeley.EDU/users/statlabs/}.
 
 Last, but not least, Ross' and Robert's experience in designing and
-implementing R is described in:
+implementing R is described in Ihaka & Gentleman (1996), ``R: A Language
+for Data Analysis and Graphics'',
+@uref{http://www.amstat.org/publications/jcgs/, , @emph{Journal of
+Computational and Graphical Statistics}}, @strong{5}, 299--314.
+@xref{Citing R}.
+
+@node Citing R, What mailing lists exist for R?, What documentation exists for R?, R Basics
+@section Citing R
+
+To cite R in publications, use
 
 @smallexample
 @group
@@ -578,14 +587,6 @@ implementing R is described in:
 @end group
 @end smallexample
 
-@node Citing R, What mailing lists exist for R?, What documentation exists for R?, R Basics
-@section Citing R
-
-To cite R in publications, use the above Ihaka & Gentleman (1996), ``R:
-A Language for Data Analysis and Graphics'',
-@uref{http://www.amstat.org/publications/jcgs/, , @emph{Journal of
-Computational and Graphical Statistics}}, @strong{5}, 299--314.
-
 @node What mailing lists exist for R?, What is CRAN?, Citing R, R Basics
 @section What mailing lists exist for R?
 
@@ -1575,8 +1576,8 @@ Spatial and space-time point pattern analysis functions.
 @c Density, distribution, quantile and hazard functions of a stable
 @c variate; generalized linear models for the parameters of a stable
 @c distribution.
-@item stataread
-Read and write Stata v5 and v6 @file{.dta} files.
+@c @item stataread
+@c Read and write Stata v5 and v6 @file{.dta} files.
 @c @item survival4
 @c Functions for survival analysis, version 4 (requires @strong{splines}).
 @item survival5
@@ -1663,6 +1664,10 @@ Computing}.  Currently, there are
 @item Java
 An interface from R to Java to create and call Java objects and
 methods.
+@item RSMethods
+An implementation of S version 4 methods and classes for R, consistent
+with the basic material in ``Programming with data'' by John
+M. Chambers, 1998, Springer NY.
 @item RSPerl
 An interface from R to an embedded, persistent Perl interpreter,
 allowing one to call arbitrary Perl subroutines, classes and methods.