From: Michael Hanke Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:18:06 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Printed version. X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=219baa1150769d8bb0e598965858997348c0dda1;p=neurodebian.git Printed version. --- diff --git a/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex b/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex index 9eb4dda..221a44a 100644 --- a/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex +++ b/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex @@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ was founded by Ian Murdock in August 1993 with the goal to create an easy-to-install and maintain non-commercial GNU/Linux operating system that would be able to compete in the -commercial market. Since then Debian established itself as an +commercial market. Since then, Debian established itself as an independent and unique project driven by more than 3000 enthusiastic contributors all around the globe. -Principles of \emph{do-ocracy} and democracy backed up by evolving transparent +Principles of \mbox{\emph{do-ocracy}} and democracy backed up by evolving transparent standards allowed Debian to deliver the most comprehensive operating system -- not only by amount of integrated software, but also by number of the supported hardware architectures. @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform requiring the most recent versions of software. %\item[Testing] \emph{Constantly changing future release candidate}\\ -\item[``Almost-ready-to-release'']\hfill\emph{Testing} (now \emph{squeeze})\\ +\item[``Always-ready-to-release'']\hfill\emph{Testing} (now \emph{squeeze})\\ % What to become a next \emph{Stable} release candidate.\\ Software versions known to be secure and of good quality. % Software migrated from \emph{Unstable} which is known to be of good @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform \emph{Testing} is assured to be robust. %, on average bi-yearly. Complementary updates keep the system secure. \\ - \emph{Stable} is the choice where stability and security are of + \emph{Stable} is the best choice where stability and security are of primary importance. \end{description} @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ a new name -- \emph{wheezy}. \end{description} -\ndsubsection{Debian enthusiastic experts} +\ndsubsection{Who is Debian} % could be simply 'Debian People' or 'Debian Community' Debian is the only major operating system developed @@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ system allows Debian to respond to problems quickly and honestly. \ndsection{NeuroDebian is} a Debian project that provides the Neuroscience community with a -stable and versatile research platform -- the Debian OS. -Since 2005, NeuroDebian integrates neuroscience software into the Debian -operating system to allow neuroscientists to benefit from the advantages of +stable and versatile research platform -- the Debian operating system. +Since 2005, \mbox{NeuroDebian} integrates neuroscience software into Debian +to allow neuroscientists to benefit from the advantages of the universal operating system in their day-to-day research activities. The NeuroDebian repository (\url{http://neuro.debian.net}) offers the latest research software for @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ efforts of thousands of Debian contributors. \vspace{3em} \columnbreak -\ndsubsection{NeuroDebian software coverage} +\ndsubsection{Software at your fingertips} \begin{flushright} \vspace{-0.5em} \url{http://neuro.debian.net/pkgs.html} @@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ efforts of thousands of Debian contributors. \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc] % rephrase to outline the benefit, not burden -\item Debian standards and policies guarantee quality and robustness +\item Debian standards and policies guarantee quality and robustness. \item Debian's centralized bug tracking system provides a unified single-point of entry for bug reporting and troubleshooting for any - software in Debian + software in Debian. \item Debian makes software available through a world-wide distribution - network, thus offloading bandwidth demands + network, thus offloading bandwidth demands. \item Other Debian contributors handle large-scale aspects of deployment, quality assurance, porting and integration at the level @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ buga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dug \item[Available snapshotting service] % Entire NeuroDebian repository for any given past moment All versions of packages readily available -\item[Data as the 1st class citizen] +\item[Data as the 1st-class citizen] \url{http://neuro.debian.net/datasets.html} \item[Universal availability] % \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em] @@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA} \ndsubsection{Acknowledgements} -NeuroDebian is grateful to all Debian developers and contributors for the -development of Debian OS, and to Prof. James V. Haxby (PBS Department, +NeuroDebian is grateful to all Debian developers and contributors for +developing the Debian operating system, and to Prof. James V. Haxby (PBS Department, Dartmouth College) for his continued support and endless supply of Italian espresso (\url{http://neuro.debian.net/coffeeart.html}).