> Of those two, the latter citation seems more appropriate to me, because > PSPP is directly part of the GNU Project (not the Free Software > Foundation). >
OK. Also, a friend recommended to indicate the operating system used, in this case "GNU/Linux". > >> Depending on the project, citing the author of a manual, or the software >> itself. Any ideas? > > I think that you should consider whether what you're citing is text from > a manual or use of a program. Citing the manual is more > straightforward, though, since it has a clear title and list of authors. Thank you. I already cleared that doubt looking information in the manual for APA styles (in spirit can be applied to other styles). - The software commonly used and widely known not to be cited (like a word processor) unless the software uses a special feature/function (eg, statistical analysis with LO Calc). Recommend always cite the Free and Open Source software. Therefore, if you must cite PSPP (APA): "GNU Project (2015). GNU PSPP for GNU/Linux (Version 0.8.5) [Computer Software]. Boston, MA: Free Software Foundation. Available from: https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/"; Moreover, if you want to cited a process seen in a manual, tutorial, etc. (Using the user reference guide). "Pfaff, B. (2015). PSPP Users' Guide. GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software. Release 0.8.5. Boston, MA: Free Software Foundation. Available from: http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/documentation.html"; Or a chapter: "Pfaff, B. (2015). Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed Ranks Test. In Pfaff, B. PSPP Users' Guide. GNU PSPP Statistical Analysis Software (Release 0.8.5, Chapter 15). Boston, MA: Free Software Foundation. Available from: http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/WILCOXON.html#WILCOXON"; They are just examples as I interpret it, I hope someone will be useful. CJT _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list Pspp-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
