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diff --git a/science/Makefile b/science/Makefile
index 3b620aa9c7f3..b854a324159c 100644
--- a/science/Makefile
+++ b/science/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     SUBDIR += R-cran-bayesm
     SUBDIR += R-cran-eco
     SUBDIR += R-cran-epicalc
+    SUBDIR += R-cran-snow
     SUBDIR += abinit
     SUBDIR += afni
     SUBDIR += avogadro
diff --git a/science/R-cran-snow/Makefile b/science/R-cran-snow/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74601cb15352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/R-cran-snow/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# New ports collection makefile for:	R-cran-snow
+# Date created:		2011-08-16
+# Whom:			TAKATSU Tomonari <tota@FreeBSD.org>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	snow
+DISTVERSION=	0.3-8
+CATEGORIES=	science
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
+
+MAINTAINER=	tota@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Support for simple parallel computing in R
+
+USE_R_MOD=	yes
+R_MOD_AUTOPLIST=	yes
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/R-cran-snow/distinfo b/science/R-cran-snow/distinfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38de1cca315b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/R-cran-snow/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SHA256 (snow_0.3-8.tar.gz) = a41480f9d9692a24c6f1eea680fe431ae2df72f7d5b67e3eb912f245ce070bc9
+SIZE (snow_0.3-8.tar.gz) = 22893
diff --git a/science/R-cran-snow/pkg-descr b/science/R-cran-snow/pkg-descr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb15a1437c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/R-cran-snow/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The snow package provides support for simple parallel computing on a
+network of workstations using R.  A master R process calls makeCluster
+to start a cluster of worker processes; the master process then uses
+functions such as clusterCall and clusterApply to execute R code on
+the worker processes and collect and return the results on the master.
+This framework supports many forms of "embarrassingly parallel"
+computations.
+
+Snow can use one of four communications mechanisms: sockets, PVM, MPI,
+or NetWorkSpaces (NWS).  NWS support was provided by Steve Weston.
+PVM clusters use the rpvm package; MPI clusters use package Rmpi; NWS
+clusters use package nws.  If pvm is used, then pvm must be started,
+either using a pvm console (e.g the pvm text console or the graphical
+xpvm console, both available with pvm) or from R using functions
+provided by rpvm.  Similarly, LAM-MPI must be started, e.g.  using
+lamboot, for MPI clusters that use Rmpi and LAM-MPI.  If NWS is used,
+the NetWorkSpaces server must be running.  SOCK clusters are the
+easiest approach for using snow on a single multi-core computer as
+they require no additional software.
+
+WWW:	http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/snow/