I appeal to those entrusted with the keeping of the R flame, the S flame, and
the S-Plus flame to relate a bit of history. How did S, S-Plus, and R get their
names? Going from S to S-Plus appears clear, a commercial company purchased
rights to S, developed a product that they wanted to indicate was related to S,
but was more fully developed. This leaves me with only a rumor how S got its
original name and how R got its name. Some sources suggest that R is named
after Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka the titans who gave birth to R. The
origin of the name S is less clear. Citations would be appreciated, so to would
statements from the titans from the days of yore.
Thank you,
John
John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics
University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology
Baltimore VA Medical Center
10 North Greene Street
GRECC (BT/18/GR)
Baltimore, MD 21201-1524
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