Re: st: RE: outreg2 + anova = error

["roy wada" <roywada@hotmail.com>]

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:35:14 -0500, Richard Williams wrote:

> My general experience has been that when there are multiple copies of a 
> program, the SSC version tends to be the most current (although that is not 
> guaranteed).
What we had in outreg2 was an atavism, the unexpected appearance of a 
primitive trait after several generations of absence. With several versions 
of the program floating around, a throwback happens sometime, especially if 
you are mixing the codes.

Darwinian selection does not seem to be working here, though, probably 
because no self-replication is involved. I wonder if .ado files can be made 
to act like a macro virus and if Bill G. ever wake up in the middle of the 
night worrying about it.

Roy


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