X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=4d8664169223b24197869bbf82d5685434b24363;hb=19eebc64a8bc482dc5a79169ba1937101b6e91c6;hp=bf3d903f63e8c4207f84f2dbae9083a18d10ccbc;hpb=e9354d70f83a4b2ff38ba91e03a583bd3f62faa8;p=pspp diff --git a/README b/README index bf3d903f63..4d86641692 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is a free replacement for the proprietary program SPSS. PSPP supports T-tests, ANOVA and GLM analyses, factor analysis, -non-parametric tests, and other statistical features. PSPP produces -statistical reports in plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG, -and OpenDocument formats. +non-parametric tests, linear and logistic regression, clustering, +and other statistical features. PSPP produces statistical reports in +plain text, PDF, PostScript, CSV, HTML, SVG, and OpenDocument formats. +It can import data from OpenDocument, Gnumeric, text and SPSS formats. PSPP has both text-based and graphical user interfaces. The PSPP user interface has been translated into a number of languages. @@ -14,25 +15,22 @@ prerequisite packages and other PSPP-specific information. Full documentation on PSPP's language is also included. For information on differences from previous versions, please see file -NEWS. - +NEWS. + Source code for the latest release of PSPP is available at -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/. Older versions may be obtained from +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/pspp/. Test releases are at ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/pspp/. Development sources are available -at http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp - -The following miscellaneous notes apply to this release: +at https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/pspp - * On a few operating systems, such as OpenBSD, some of the - tests may fail with messages similar to: 'Warning: cannot - create a convertor for "646" to "UTF-8"'. These test - failures may safely be ignored. +Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to +pspp-users@gnu.org. Please email bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org +or file them online at https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=pspp. -Questions and comments about using PSPP may be sent to pspp-users@gnu.org. -Bug reports may be filed at http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=pspp -or emailed to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org. We prefer the web-based system -because it makes it more difficult for us to lose track of bugs, but we -are happy to hear from users through any means. +The PSPP bug tracker and bug reporting mailing list are public. To +privately report a security vulnerability in GNU PSPP, please send +your report to the closed mailing list pspp-security@gnu.org. The +PSPP developers will help you assess your report and fix problems +prior to public disclosure. The long term goals for PSPP are ambitious. We wish to provide the following support to users: @@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ following support to users: an "enhanced" mode in certain cases where PSPP can output better results that may surprise SPSS users. - * Friendly textual and graphical interfaces. + * Friendly textual and graphical interfaces. * Good documentation. Currently the PSPP manual describes its language completely, but we would like to add information on @@ -72,12 +70,6 @@ following: constructs. We wish to improve the situation by supplying a more complete and flexible parser generator. - * Easy-to-use support for producing attractive output. - Currently, output is done by writing code to explicitly fill - in table cells with data. We should be able to supply a - more convenient interface that also allows for providing - machine-readable output. - * Eventually, a plug-in interface for procedures. Over the short term, the interface between the PSPP core and statistical procedures is evolving quickly enough that a