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