License

[klocey]

Hi Francisco. I love the tutorial and want to fork the repo. I'm currently creating a variation on it in RStudio. I'm wondering if you're not interested in licensing your work, using one of GitHub's many options. If not, why? Thanks!

[Pakillo]

Hi @klocey. Thanks for the interest and getting in touch. Glad to hear that the tutorial is useful.
I have been wanting to update it for some time (e.g. including leaflet maps, ggmap, rMaps, and fixing some bugs due to changes in RgoogleMaps), but I haven't found the time yet (in the end I'm paid to produce manuscripts...). Let me know if you'd like some push from me, but I'm sure you are much more capable to do that!

Thanks for asking about the licence. I don't know much about licences, but I think a CC BY 4.0 would fit well here. Let me know if that doesn't suit you, I'm happy to change it for a good cause :)

[klocey]

Hi @Pakillo. You might look into one of the GPL licenses (v1, v2, v3) or the MIT (short and sweet) or Apache.

I've forked your repo and I'm currently finishing up a modification of your tutorial that will be used to help teach a Quantitative Biodiversity class (appropriate credit being given, of course).

NOTE: Almost everything I code is in Python. I'm an R noobie

Acknowledging that you've already done a great job in bringing the many tools together, the modified version I'm working on has the following features:
1.) Updated for R version 3.1.2

• Various packages need to be built from source with dependencies that need direct installation

2.) Modifications to allow users to:

• install and require packages.
• install vegan
• Knit to pdf within RStudio ...not sure what the workaround will be for the googleVis demo and interactives (e.g. drawExtent).

3.) Using GBIF data on the Mediterranean Gecko (introduced to New World ca. 1900)

• Reflects my familiarity with the species but moreover, an examination of the native and introduced geographic ranges.

4.) Modified text to provide:

• Greater explanation for the uninitiated user, e.g., first year grad student.
• Greater context (e.g. data-wise)

5.) I generally use TRUE and FALSE over T and F. The latter causes scripts to trip.

6.) Short examples of the Macroecology analyses (e.g. taxa-area relationship, distance-decay).

I'll submit a pull request in the next day or so. Thoughts?

--Ken

[Pakillo]

Hi @klocey. All that sounds great, thanks. I'd just suggest that the new examples, if extensive, go into a new section linked from the table of contents on top.
I look forward to the pull request