I recommend reading the DESCRIPTION file or the CRAN web page for the package if it is on n CRAN, e.g. [1]. While every package on CRAN is supposed to have an email for contact, many developers do prefer alternate communication approaches. Github is NOT used universally though.
[1] https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/spgrass6/index.html On October 11, 2018 9:59:49 AM PDT, Amit Mittal <prof.amit.mit...@gmail.com> wrote: >Most developers like to be unavailable on email without genuine >queries, >one or the other we tell you to come thru git > >On Thu 11 Oct, 2018, 22:26 Bert Gunter, <bgunter.4...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ?maintainer >> >> in R accesses the package description file to provide maintainer >info. No >> need to fool around with git or other software development >repositories. >> >> Bert Gunter >> >> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming >along and >> sticking things into it." >> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 9:44 AM Amit Mittal ><prof.amit.mit...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> You can contact them as Marc suggested by opening an account at bit >>> (bitbucket/Atlassian) or git (github) Most prefer strongly to have a >>> primary at git before going to Atlassian other code checkers so you >can >>> discover the package team there esp if any future development is in >the >>> pipes. >>> >>> Don't worry about it you dont have to be a founder or developer to >have an >>> account there :) >>> >>> BR >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 9:11 PM Rich Shepard ><rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > This is a question to better my understanding of the >relationship >>> > between >>> > core R versions and packages that work with them. It's not a >complaint >>> or >>> > criticism. >>> > >>> > Installed here is R-3.5.1. There are two packages that allow >>> integration >>> > of R and GRASS that are not yet available for 3.5.1: rpy2 and >spgrass7. >>> > >>> > Appreciating that package maintainers have day jobs that take >>> priority >>> > over volunteer package maintenance, I ask only for thoughts on >when >>> copies >>> > of those two packages _might_ be available for 3.5.1. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > >>> > Rich >>> > >>> > ______________________________________________ >>> > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> > PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> > >>> -- >>> >>> ______________________________ >>> >>> Amit Mittal >>> Pursuing Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting >>> Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow >>> Visit my SSRN author page: >>> http://ssrn.com/author=2665511 >>> * Top 10% Downloaded Author on SSRN >>> Mob: +91 7525023664 >>> >>> This message has been sent from a mobile device. I may contact you >again. >>> >>> _________________ >>> >>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> -- > >______________________________ > >Amit Mittal >Pursuing Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting >Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow >Visit my SSRN author page: >http://ssrn.com/author=2665511 >* Top 10% Downloaded Author on SSRN >Mob: +91 7525023664 > >This message has been sent from a mobile device. I may contact you >again. > >_________________ > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >______________________________________________ >R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
