I would recommend copying the snippet/minor function into your own
code, with attribution/citation (and, as a courtesy, e-mailing the
maintainer of the package to let them know).
The only disadvantage I can think of in this approach is that you
won't automatically benefit from bug fixes or ot
Dear R developer list,
in general, if functionality from other packages are used in one's own
package, it is of course the best way to declare the other package as an
import. What is the straight forward way for only minor functions or
functionality, especially when the other package comes with
