This isn't OT hopefully, but Debian has just contributed to research in Statistics, with potential application in Economics and Physics: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008PhRvL.101u8701M Although the journal article will require subscription, the arXiv e-print of the paper can be downloaded for free. Girish. -- Girish Kulkarni - Allahabad, India - http://girish.50webs.com