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76 \url{http://www.debian.org}
77 %\ndsection{Debian GNU/Linux}
79 \section*{The Universal Operating System}
86 was founded by Ian Murdock in August 1993 with the goal
87 to create an easy to install and maintain non-commercial GNU/Linux
88 operating system that would be able to compete in the
89 commercial market. Since then Debian established itself as an
90 independent and unique project driven by more than 3000
91 enthusiastic contributors all around the globe.
92 Principles of \emph{do-ocracy} and democracy backed up by evolving transparent
93 standards allowed Debian to deliver the most comprehensive operating system -- not
94 only by amount of integrated software, but also by
95 number of the supported hardware architectures.
96 % Current installer of Debian has been translated more that to 60 languages.
97 % (12 ??? officially supported architectures).
99 The high quality and openness of Debian made it the foundation of choice for
100 more than 120 derivative GNU/Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and
103 \ndsubsection{Debian is}
104 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=0.8em]
105 \item[V\textnormal{ersatile}]\hfill\url{http://packages.debian.org}\\
106 Over 15000 software packages maintained by experts to provide
107 a stable system for \textit{any} field of application.
108 \item[S\textnormal{ecure}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/security}\\
109 Security updates guarantee safe operation.
111 % \item[S\textnormal{imple}]\blank\\
112 % Single command is enough to install or upgrade single
113 % software or the entire system at once
114 \item[O\textnormal{pen}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/social_contract}\\
115 All software is free and open-source (FOSS).\\
116 Debian is governed by public democratic processes.
117 \item[P\textnormal{opular}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/users}\\
118 Used by governments, companies, educational institutions.
122 Original: Very Special Old Pale
125 Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform
128 %\ndsection{Understand Debian}
130 \ndsubsection{Three Debian suites}
132 % Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors
134 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em]
136 %\item[Unstable] \emph{Constantly changing distribution}\\
137 \item[Development]\hfill\emph{Unstable} (always \emph{sid})\\
138 Never \emph{released}, constantly evolving platform to integrate new
139 versions of software into Debian.\\
140 %entry point for the software to appear in Debian.\\
141 Despite its name, \emph{Unstable} is a good platform for those
142 requiring the most recent versions of software.
144 %\item[Testing] \emph{Constantly changing future release candidate}\\
145 \item[``Almost-ready-to-release'']\hfill\emph{Testing} (now \emph{squeeze})\\
146 % What to become a next \emph{Stable} release candidate.\\
147 Software versions known to be secure and of good quality.
148 % Software migrated from \emph{Unstable} which is known to be of good
149 % quality. Immediate updates are provided only
150 % to assure secure and robust performance. \\
151 \emph{Testing} provides a good balance between stability and recency
154 %\item[Stable] \emph{Official release}\\
155 \item[Official release]\hfill\emph{Stable} (now \emph{lenny})\\
156 % Software verified to be well tested and secure,
157 % Very stable (hence the name) and secure
158 % but might be lacking the most recent versions.\\% of the software.\\
159 % of not the most recent versions. \\
160 \emph{Stable} is released ``when it is ready'', \emph{i.e.} when
161 \emph{Testing} is assured to be robust. %, on average bi-yearly.
162 Complementary updates keep the
164 \emph{Stable} is the choice where stability and security are of
169 \ndsubsection{It has names}
171 The code names of Debian releases are names of characters from the Toy
172 Story animation, e.g. sid, squeeze, lenny. \emph{Unstable}
173 flavor always called \emph{sid}, while a new name chosen for every
174 upcoming release and assigned to \emph{Testing} to become a code name
175 of the release when it becomes \emph{Stable}.\\ At the moment
176 \emph{squeeze} is \emph{Testing}, and \emph{lenny} is \emph{Stable}.
177 As soon as \emph{squeeze} gets released, \emph{Testing} will be given
178 a new name -- \emph{wheezy}.
181 \ndsubsection{Three Debian components}
183 % Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors
184 %Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)\\
185 %\url{http://www.debian.org/social_contract}
187 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em]
188 \item[Free as in freedom]\hfill\emph{main}\\
189 % This is the actual Debian with full support.\\
190 All software in \emph{main} is distributed under FOSS licenses
191 compliant with Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) to assure
192 complete freedom to use, modify, and (re-)distribute.
193 \item[Wanna-be free]\hfill\emph{contrib}\\
194 FOSS depending on \emph{non-free} 3rd party software.
195 % Software which, despite being free itself, depends on
196 % \emph{non-free} 3rd party software, rendering it useless without
197 \item[Somewhat free]\hfill\emph{non-free}\\
198 Software under restrictive licenses available at no charge.
199 % removing some freedoms
200 % (\emph{e.g.} non-commercial use only), but which is allowed to be
201 % used for free and re-distributed (\emph{e.g. NVidia drivers})
205 \ndsubsection{Debian enthusiastic experts}
206 % could be simply 'Debian People' or 'Debian Community'
208 Debian is the only major operating system developed
209 solely by volunteer individuals who collaborate via the Internet.
210 Debian developers, teams or individual contributors improve the operating
211 system not by writing new applications (in most cases), but by
212 \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,topsep=0em,leftmargin=1pc]
213 \item integrating existing software into Debian
214 \item fixing and communicating bug reports to original developers
215 \item assuring overall quality of the distribution
216 \item improving documentation and translations
217 \item providing user support
220 Packaged software in Debian have individual maintainers who are
221 often also users of a particular software, and who are therefore interested in its
222 reliable operation. Certain fields of applications have dedicated maintainer
223 teams, such as Debian-Science or Debian-Med.
226 \ndsubsection{How to get Debian}
228 %\subsubsection*{Stable}
229 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,style=nextline]
230 \item[Install on a hard-drive] \url{http://get.debian.net/}
231 \item[Boot from CD/USB] \url{http://get.debian.net/live/}
232 \item[Run in a Virtual Machine] \url{http://neuro.debian.net/vm.html}
233 \item[More options (e.g. buy pre-installed machine)] \url{http://debian.org/distrib}
234 \item[Testing/Unstable version] \url{http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer}
237 % \ndsubsection{Get \emph{Testing/Unstable} Debian}
239 % Install on a hard-drive or in a Virtual Machine\\
240 % \url{http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer}
243 \ndsubsection{How to install software}
245 GUI (Synaptic): \textit{Select and click ``Apply''}\\
246 \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{shots/synaptic-fslview}
248 Command line: \texttt{apt-get install <packagename>}
252 \ndsubsection{How to upgrade the entire system}
256 \quad\textit{Click ``Mark All Upgrades'', ``Apply''}\\
259 \quad\texttt{apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade}
261 \ndsubsection{How to get support}
263 \url{http://www.debian.org/support}
265 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,style=nextline]
267 % Use \emph{Synaptic Package Manager}
269 \texttt{reportbug <packagename>}
270 \item[Community support]
271 %\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc]
272 %\item[Mailing lists]
273 \url{http://www.debian.org/MailingLists}\\
274 \url{http://forums.debian.net}\\
275 \url{http://ask.debian.net}
277 \item[Commercial support]
278 \url{http://www.debian.org/consultants}
282 \ndsection{Reasons to choose Debian}
283 \paragraph{It is maintained by its users}
285 If something needs to be fixed or improved, we just do it.
287 \paragraph{Unparalleled support}
289 Mail sent to the mailing lists often gets answers within 15 minutes (or less),
290 for free, and by the people who developed it. Compare that to typical phone
291 support: hours spent on the phone, for money, only to get someone who doesn't
292 know the system well enough to even understand your question.
294 \paragraph{You wouldn't be alone in your choice}
296 A wide range of organizations and individuals use Debian. See our Who's Using
297 Debian? page for a description of some high-profile sites which use Debian, and
298 have chosen to submit a short description of how they use Debian and why.
300 \paragraph{The best packaging system in the world.}
302 Tired of old files from software three versions old cluttering your system? Or
303 installing a piece of software only to find it causes your system to crash
304 because of software conflicts? Dpkg, Debian's endured packaging system, takes
305 care of these issues for you.
307 \paragraph{Easy installation}
309 If you have heard that GNU/Linux is difficult to install, then you haven't
310 tried Debian lately. We are constantly improving the installation process. You
311 can do the installation directly from CD, DOS, floppies or even over the
314 \paragraph{Incredible amounts of software}
316 Debian comes with over 25000 different pieces of software. Every bit of it is
317 free. If you have proprietary software that runs under GNU/Linux, you can still
318 use it - in fact, there may even be an installer in Debian that will
319 automatically install and set up everything for you.
321 \paragraph{Packages well integrated}
323 Debian surpasses all other distributions in how well its packages are
324 integrated. Since all software is packaged by a coherent group, not only can
325 all packages be found at a single site, but you can be assured that we have
326 already worked out all issues regarding complicated dependencies. While we feel
327 that the deb format has some advantages over the rpm format, it is the
328 integration between the packages that makes a Debian system more robust.
330 \paragraph{Source code}
332 If you are a software developer, you will appreciate the fact that there are
333 hundreds of development tools and languages, plus millions of lines of source
334 code in the base system. All of the software in the main distribution meets the
335 criteria of the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). This means that you can
336 freely use this code to study from, or to incorporate into new free software
337 projects. There are also plenty of tools and code suitable for use in
338 proprietary projects.
340 \paragraph{Easy upgrades}
342 Due to our packaging system, upgrading to a new version of Debian is a snap.
343 Just run apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade (or aptitude update; aptitude
344 dist-upgrade in newer releases) and you can upgrade from a CD in a matter of
345 minutes or point apt at one of the over 300 Debian mirrors and upgrade over the
348 \rotatebox{90}{\includegraphics[height=.9\columnwidth]{distro-dev}}
349 \rotatebox{90}{Description}
351 \paragraph{Multiple architectures and kernels}
353 Currently Debian supports an impressive number of CPU architectures: alpha,
354 amd64, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, and sparc. It also
355 runs on GNU Hurd and FreeBSD kernels besides Linux, and with the debootstrap
356 utility you will be hard-pressed to find a device that can't run Debian.
358 \paragraph{Bug tracking system}
360 Debian's bug tracking system is publicly available. We don't try to hide the
361 fact that software doesn't always work the way users want. Users are encouraged
362 to submit bug reports and are notified when and why the bug was closed. This
363 system allows Debian to respond to problems quickly and honestly.
366 \ndsection{Acknowledgements}
376 \begin{multicols}{3} % 3 columns
381 \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{logo_tuned/label}
383 \url{http://neuro.debian.net}
384 %\ndsection{NeuroDebian Project:}
385 \section*{The Universal Research Platform}
390 \ndsection{NeuroDebian is}
392 a Debian project aiming to provide the Neuroscience community with a
393 stable and versatile research platform -- the Debian OS.
394 Since 2005, NeuroDebian integrates neuroscience software into the Debian
395 operating system to allow neuroscientists to benefit from the advantages of
396 the universal operating system in their day-to-day research activities.
397 The NeuroDebian repository
398 (\url{http://neuro.debian.net}) offers the latest research software for
399 all Debian suites (and various releases of Ubuntu).
400 The combination of a stable generic
401 operating system, Debian, and a variety of conveniently accessible research
402 software creates a versatile research platform for neuroscience that offers the
403 latest methodologies of the field for everyone, for free.
404 These advantages make NeuroDebian increasingly popular among
405 neuroscientists and scientific software developers.
408 \ndsubsection{NeuroDebian is NOT}
410 yet another Debian GNU/Linux derivative distribution. All work done
411 by the NeuroDebian project targets the official Debian operating system. This
412 approach helps to increase the longevity of the project by relying on the
413 efforts of thousands of Debian contributors.
416 \ndsubsection{Benefits from Debian integration}
418 \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc]
420 % rephrase to outline the benefit, not burden
421 \item Debian standards and policies guarantee quality and robustness
423 \item Debian centralized bug tracking system provides a unified
424 single-point of entry for bug reporting and troubleshooting for any
427 \item Debian makes software available through a world-wide distribution
428 network, thus offloading bandwidth demands
430 \item Other Debian enthusiasts take care about large-scale aspects of
431 deployment, quality assurance, porting and integration at the level
432 of the entire distribution:
434 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc]
435 \item[Porting] Software sources get built for 11 hardware
436 architectures and 3 kernels (Linux, HURD, kFreeBSD). Porter teams
437 maintain build infrastructure and help making the code
439 \item[QA] Whole-archive rebuilds assure robustness of packaging and
440 warn about upcoming problems (core libraries upgrades) beforehand.
441 \item[Internationalization (I18n)] Translator teams help localizing
442 software for more than 60 languages
445 \item Neuroscience software becomes 1st-class citizen within Debian
446 project, which guarantees its availability, longevity, smooth
447 installation and upgrades
449 \item Participation in the Debian community helps to assure Debian's
450 aptness for the neuroscientific software demands
455 \ndsubsection{NeuroDebian software coverage}
458 \url{http://neuro.debian.net/pkgs.html}
461 \textit{Electrophysiology:} BioSig, Sigviewer, Brian, \ldots\\
462 \textit{Machine Learning:} PyMVPA, scikits.learn, \ldots\\
463 \textit{Medical Imaging:} AFNI, FSL, Mricron, NiPy, Voxbo, \ldots\\
464 \textit{Psychophysics:} PsychoPy, PyEPL, PyOptical\\
470 \ndsubsection{How to get NeuroDebian}
471 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc]
472 \item[Debian/Ubuntu]\url{neuro.debian.net} repository
473 \item[Others] NeuroDebian Virtual Machine
474 % Here place a left-top corner of OSX with seamless mode
477 \ndsubsection{Developers oriented information}
481 \ndsubsection{Who is using NeuroDebian}
484 %\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{usage_worldmap}
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491 \ndsubsection{Work-in-progress}
493 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=1em,style=nextline]
495 \item[Expanded coverage]\blank
496 \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em,style=nextline]
497 \item[Electrophysiology] BioSig, Brian, NEURON, \ldots
498 \item[Matlab/Octave toolboxes] SPM, EEGLAB, \ldots
501 \epigraph{Having FreeSurfer integrated into the Debian operating system by the NeuroDebian team would have enormous benefits for us, and for the thousands of users of FreeSurfer across the world.}{Prof. Bruce Fischl}{Director, Computational Core at Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA}
502 \item[Improved quality assurance]
503 Extended integration and regression testing
504 \item[Available snapshotting service]
505 % Entire NeuroDebian repository for any given past moment
506 All versions of packages readily available
507 \item[Data as the 1st class citizen]
508 \url{http://neuro.debian.net/datasets.html}
509 \item[Universal availability]\blank
510 % \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em]
511 % \item Virtual Appliance enhancements
519 \ndsubsection{Testimonials}
522 \url{http://neuro.debian.net/testimonials.html}
527 \epigraph{The approach taken with NeuroDebian is plainly the most appropriate
528 approach to software distribution for the dominant platform in brain
529 image analysis, and I have great confidence that this project will be
530 a major asset to the neuroscience community in facilitating the
531 distribution of stable software, improving the reliability and
532 replicability of analyses, and in helping to improve software
533 development practices.}{Prof. Daniel Y. Kimberg}{Director, Data
534 Processing Facility, Center for Functional Neuroimaging, University of
535 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA}
537 \ndsubsection{Acknowledgements}
539 NeuroDebian is grateful to all Debian developers and contributors for the
540 development of Debian OS, and to Prof. James V. Haxby (PBS Department,
541 Dartmouth College) for his continued support and endless supply of
542 Italian espresso (\url{http://neuro.debian.net/coffeeart.html}).
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