+.. _chap_installation:
+
+Ways to use NeuroDebian
+=======================
+
+Virtual machine
+---------------
+
+If you are not running Debian_ on a particular machine a :ref:`chap_vm` is
+provided as a convenient testing and evaluation environment. After a few
+simple steps to setup the virtual machine, you will be able to use NeuroDebian_
+as an integral part of your existing working environment without any sacrifice.
+The virtual machine is also a suitable environment to temporarily deploy
+neuroscience software on machines running other operating systems, e.g. for the
+purpose of teaching a neuroimaging data analysis course in a multipurpose
+computer lab.
+
+
+Debian installation
+-------------------
+
+Having been exposed to the wonders of NeuroDebian_ you are no longer
+satisfied with your previous choice of operating system? We would
+recommend installing Debian_ to replace or complement (dual-boot) your
+existing OS. Please visit `"Getting Debian"
+<http://www.debian.org/distrib/>`_ to obtain the images for your
+hardware architecture and then simply add |repos|.
+
+
+.. _chap_team:
+
+
+The team
+========
+
+Our main goal is to provide neuroscience FOSS_ for Debian_. Thus the
+whole project would not be possible without the work of over 3,000
+Debian_ developers and contributors who are as enthusiastically pursuing
+a similar goal. To add our share -- Debian_ packages of FOSS_ for
+neuroscience research -- the `Experimental Psychology Debian packaging
+project <http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-exppsy>`_ was created
+to formally join the forces of
+
+* `Michael Hanke <http://mih.voxindeserto.de>`_
+* `Yaroslav Halchenko <http://www.onerussian.com>`_
+
+A number of packages that are now available from the NeuroDebian repository
+were not packaged by our team, but similar Debian teams. Therefore we want to
+express particular gratitude to the `Debian Med`_ and `Debian Science`_ teams
+for all their work.
+
+.. _support:
+
+Contacts
+========
+
+`Email us directly <team@neuro.debian.net>`_ with any "private"
+communication. Otherwise please use our public mailing lists, which
+exist not only to provide user-support but also to establish
+communication channels within the NeuroDebian community
+
+* neurodebian-users_: Discussions and support of NeuroDebian users
+
+* neurodebian-upstream_: General discussions and knowledge sharing
+ among developers of the neuroscience software. We will also use it
+ to update you with summaries of recent relevant developments in
+ Debian project
+
+* neurodebian-devel_: Technical mailing list for discussions on
+ NeuroDebian development
+
+
+Acknowledgements
+================
+
+We are grateful to `Jim Haxby`_ for his continued support and :ref:`endless supply of
+Italian espresso <coffeeart>`.
+
+.. _Jim Haxby: http://haxbylab.dartmouth.edu/ppl/jim.html
+
+Thanks to the following institutions and individuals for hosting a mirror:
+
+* `Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College`_
+ *[us-nh]* (primary mirror)
+* `Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg`_
+ *[de]*
+* `Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece`_ *[gr]*
+* `Paul Ivanov`_ *[us-ca]*
+* `Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt`_
+ *[us-tn]*
+
+If your are interested in mirroring the repository, please see the :ref:`faq`.
+
+.. _Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psych
+.. _Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Magdeburg: http://apsy.gse.uni-magdeburg.de
+.. _Neurobot at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece: http://neurobot.bio.auth.gr
+.. _Paul Ivanov: http://www.pirsquared.org
+.. _Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt: https://masi.vuse.vanderbilt.edu
+
+
+Publications
+============
+
+Hanke, M. & Halchenko, Y. O. (2010). :ref:`Report from the Debian booth at
+SfN2010 <chap_debian_booth_sfn2010>`. *Annual meeting of the Society for
+Neuroscience*, San Diego, USA.
+
+Halchenko, Y. O., Hanke, M., Haxby, J. V., Pollmann, S. & Raizada, R. D.
+(2010). `Having trouble getting your Nature paper? Maybe you are not using the
+right tools? <_files/NeuroDebian_SfN2010.png>`_ *Poster to be presented at the
+annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience*, San Diego, USA.