\Header{contributors}{R Project Contributors}
\keyword{misc}{contributors}
\begin{Section}{The \R Project}
\R\ is a project which is attempting to provide a modern
piece of statistical software to the GNU suite of software.\end{Section}
\begin{Section}{Contributors}
The current \R\ is the result of a collaborative effort
authors from all over the world.
\R\ was initially written by Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka ---
also known as ``\emph{R \& R}'' ---
of the Statistics Department of the University of Auckland.

Since mid-1997 there has been a core group with access to the \R
source, currently consisting of

\Itemize{
\item Douglas Bates
\item Peter Dalgaard
\item Robert Gentleman
\item Kurt Hornik
\item Ross Ihaka
\item Friedrich Leisch
\item Thomas Lumley
\item Martin Maechler
\item Guido Masarotto
\item Paul Murrell
\item Brian Ripley
\item Heiner Schwarte
\item Luke Tierney
}

In addition, a large group of individuals has contributed to \R\ by
donating code, bug reports and documentation, notably

Valerio Aimale,
Thomas Baier,
Ben Bolker,
Goran Brostrom,
Paul Gilbert,
Robert King,
Philippe Lambert,
Patrick Lindsey,
Jim Lindsey,
John Maindonald,
Steve Oncley and Gordon Maclean,
Richard Okeefe,
Hubert Palme,
Martyn Plummer,
Jonathan Rougier,
Bill Simpson,
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 overlooked you, please
let us know and we'll update the list.

A special debt is owed to John Chambers who has graciously
contributed advice and encouragement.\end{Section}

