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Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r50853 - sandbox/math_toolkit/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist
From: pbristow_at_[hidden]
Date: 2009-01-28 11:21:24


Author: pbristow
Date: 2009-01-28 11:21:24 EST (Wed, 28 Jan 2009)
New Revision: 50853
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/50853

Log:
Added Thijs to credits for Laplace distribution.
Text files modified:
   sandbox/math_toolkit/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/credits.qbk | 30 ++++++++++++++++--------------
   1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Modified: sandbox/math_toolkit/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/credits.qbk
==============================================================================
--- sandbox/math_toolkit/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/credits.qbk (original)
+++ sandbox/math_toolkit/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/credits.qbk 2009-01-28 11:21:24 EST (Wed, 28 Jan 2009)
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 and factorial functions are his, as is the "Toolkit" section, and many
 of the statistical distributions.
 
-Paul A. Bristow threw down the challenge in
-[@http://www2.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2004/n1668.pdf
-A Proposal to add Mathematical Functions for Statistics to the C++
+Paul A. Bristow threw down the challenge in
+[@http://www2.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2004/n1668.pdf
+A Proposal to add Mathematical Functions for Statistics to the C++
 Standard Library] to add the key math functions, especially those essential for
-statistics. After JM accepted and solved the difficult problems,
+statistics. After JM accepted and solved the difficult problems,
 not only numerically, but in full C++ template style, PAB
-implemented a few of the statistical distributions. PAB also tirelessly
+implemented a few of the statistical distributions. PAB also tirelessly
 proof-read everything that JM threw at him (so that all
 remaining editorial mistakes are his fault).
 
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@
 
 Gautam Sewani coded the logistic distribution as part of a Google Summer of Code project 2008.
 
+M. A. (Thijs) van den Berg coded the Laplace distribution.
+(Thijs has also threatened to implement some multivariate distributions).
+
 Professor Nico Temme for advice on the inverse incomplete beta function.
 
-[@http://www.shoup.net Victor Shoup for NTL],
-without which it would have much more difficult to
+[@http://www.shoup.net Victor Shoup for NTL],
+without which it would have much more difficult to
 produce high accuracy constants, and especially
 the tables of accurate values for testing.
 
-We are grateful to Joel Guzman for helping us stress-test
-his
-[@http://www.boost.org/tools/quickbook/index.htm Boost.Quickbook]
+We are grateful to Joel Guzman for helping us stress-test his
+[@http://www.boost.org/tools/quickbook/index.htm Boost.Quickbook]
 program used to generate the html and pdf versions
 of this document, adding several new features en route.
 
@@ -47,17 +49,17 @@
 but can be made to work with
 [@http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/ Adobe's free SVG viewer] plugin),
 so the SVG files were batch converted to JPEG using
-[@http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape].
+[@http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape].
 
 We are also indebted to Matthias Schabel for managing the formal Boost-review
 of this library, and to all the reviewers - including Guillaume Melquiond,
-Arnaldur Gylfason, John Phillips, Stephan Tolksdorf and Jeff Garland
+Arnaldur Gylfason, John Phillips, Stephan Tolksdorf and Jeff Garland
 - for their many helpful comments.
 
 [endsect] [/section:credits Credits and Acknowledgements]
 
-[/
- Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 John Maddock and Paul A. Bristow.
+[/
+ Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 John Maddock and Paul A. Bristow.
   Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
   (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
   http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).


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