Thanks for the pointers to the packages optimx and maxLik.
Up to now, I actually did not spend much time in searching for elaborate
R packages specifically dealing with optimization problems, but was just
satisfied using the optim methods or nlminb. I chose nlminb, because it
can take advantage of
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Milan Bouchet-Valat wrote:
> Glad to know this problem will no longer exist in the future.
To ensure that, the model of mirror selection should be reworked: if
user wants, he may state his preferences, but by default the mirror
should be chosen automatically and if the mirro
