+\vspace{-1em}
+
+\ndsection{Debian}
+
+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
+independent and unique project driven by more than 3000
+enthusiastic contributors all around the globe.
+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.
+% Current installer of Debian has been translated more that to 60 languages.
+% (12 ??? officially supported architectures).
+% Well appreciated
+The high quality and openness of Debian made it the foundation of choice for
+more than 120 derivative GNU/Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and
+Mint.
+
+\ndsubsection{Debian is}
+\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=0.8em]
+\item[V\textnormal{ersatile}]\hfill\url{http://packages.debian.org}\\
+ Over 15000 software packages maintained by experts to provide
+ a stable system for \textit{any} field of application.
+\item[S\textnormal{ecure}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/security}\\
+ Security updates guarantee safe operation.
+%\item[S]table
+% \item[S\textnormal{imple}]\blank\\
+% Single command is enough to install or upgrade single
+% software or the entire system at once
+\item[O\textnormal{pen}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/social_contract}\\
+ All software is free and open-source (FOSS).\\
+ Debian is governed by public democratic processes.
+\item[P\textnormal{opular}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/users}\\
+ Used by governments, companies, educational institutions.
+\end{description}
+
+\begin{comment}
+Original: Very Special Old Pale
+
+Could also stand for
+Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform
+\end{comment}
+
+%\ndsection{Understand Debian}
+\columnbreak
+\ndsubsection{Three Debian suites}
+
+% Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors
+
+\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em]
+
+%\item[Unstable] \emph{Constantly changing distribution}\\
+\item[Development]\hfill\emph{Unstable} (always \emph{sid})\\
+ Never \emph{released}, constantly evolving platform to integrate new
+ versions of software into Debian.\\
+ %entry point for the software to appear in Debian.\\
+ Despite its name, \emph{Unstable} is a good platform for those
+ requiring the most recent versions of software.
+
+%\item[Testing] \emph{Constantly changing future release candidate}\\
+\item[``Always-ready-to-release'']\hfill\emph{Testing} (now \emph{wheezy})\\
+% 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
+% quality. Immediate updates are provided only
+% to assure secure and robust performance. \\
+ \emph{Testing} provides a good balance between stability and recency
+ of software.
+
+%\item[Stable] \emph{Official release}\\
+\item[Official release]\hfill\emph{Stable} (now \emph{squeeze})\\
+ % Software verified to be well tested and secure,
+ % Very stable (hence the name) and secure
+ % but might be lacking the most recent versions.\\% of the software.\\
+ % of not the most recent versions. \\
+ \emph{Stable} is released ``when it is ready'', \emph{i.e.} when
+ \emph{Testing} is assured to be robust. %, on average bi-yearly.
+ Complementary updates keep the
+ system secure. \\
+ \emph{Stable} is the best choice where stability and security are of
+ primary importance.
+\end{description}
+
+\begin{comment}
+\ndsubsection{It has names}
+
+The code names of Debian releases are names of characters from the Toy
+Story animation, e.g. sid, squeeze, lenny. \emph{Unstable}
+flavor always called \emph{sid}, while a new name chosen for every
+upcoming release and assigned to \emph{Testing} to become a code name
+of the release when it becomes \emph{Stable}.\\ At the moment
+\emph{squeeze} is \emph{Testing}, and \emph{lenny} is \emph{Stable}.
+As soon as \emph{squeeze} gets released, \emph{Testing} will be given
+a new name -- \emph{wheezy}.
+\end{comment}
+
+\ndsubsection{Three Debian components}
+
+% Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors
+%Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)\\
+%\url{http://www.debian.org/social_contract}
+
+\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=0em]
+\item[Free as in freedom]\hfill\emph{main}\\
+ % This is the actual Debian with full support.\\
+ All software in \emph{main} is distributed under FOSS licenses
+ compliant with Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) to assure
+ complete freedom to use, modify, and (re-)distribute.
+\item[Wanna-be free]\hfill\emph{contrib}\\
+ FOSS depending on \emph{non-free} 3rd party software.
+% Software which, despite being free itself, depends on
+% \emph{non-free} 3rd party software, rendering it useless without
+\item[Somewhat free]\hfill\emph{non-free}\\
+ Software under restrictive licenses available at no charge.
+ % removing some freedoms
+ % (\emph{e.g.} non-commercial use only), but which is allowed to be
+ % used for free and re-distributed (\emph{e.g. NVidia drivers})
+\end{description}
+
+
+\ndsubsection{Who is Debian}
+% could be simply 'Debian People' or 'Debian Community'
+
+Debian is the only major operating system developed
+solely by volunteer individuals who collaborate via the Internet.
+Debian developers, teams or individual contributors improve the operating
+system not by writing new applications (in most cases), but by
+\begin{itemize}[nolistsep,topsep=0em,leftmargin=1pc]
+\item integrating existing software into Debian
+\item fixing and communicating bug reports to original developers
+\item assuring overall quality of the distribution
+\item improving documentation and translations
+\item providing user support
+\end{itemize}
+
+Packaged software in Debian have individual maintainers who are
+often also users of a particular software, and who are therefore interested in its
+reliable operation. Certain fields of applications have dedicated maintainer
+teams, such as Debian-Science or Debian-Med.
+
+%\columnbreak
+\ndsubsection{How to get Debian}
+
+%\subsubsection*{Stable}
+\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,style=nextline]
+\item[Install on a hard-drive] \url{http://www.debian.org/distrib/}
+\item[Live CD/DVD] \url{http://www.debian.org/CD/live/}
+\item[Run in a Virtual Machine] \url{http://neuro.debian.net/vm.html}
+\item[Development version] \url{http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer}
+\end{description}
+
+% \ndsubsection{Get \emph{Testing/Unstable} Debian}
+%
+% Install on a hard-drive or in a Virtual Machine\\
+% \url{http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer}
+%
+
+\ndsubsection{How to install software}
+
+GUI (Synaptic): \textit{Select and click ``Apply''}\\
+\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{shots/synaptic-fslview}
+
+Command line: \texttt{apt-get install <packagename>}
+
+
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