explore usage of #rstats on github: github.com/hadley/r-on-githu…. sample fact: there are 1644 R packages on github, of which 410 are also on CRAN

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Why do people not submit packages to CRAN? #Rstats @hadleywickham
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@PeterFlomStat (a) package not complete (b) b/c cran submission process is painful (c) little advantage of CRAN over github for dist #rstats
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Replying to @hadleywickham
Nonsense -- CRAN support built-in, R unique in that RT @hadleywickham "(c) little advantage of CRAN over github for dist" #rstats

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Replying to @eddelbuettel
@eddelbuettel @hadleywickham The advantage is little is the target audience of your package is sophisticated enough, which is standard case