+.. quote::
+ :author: Stephan Gerhard
+ :affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
+ :date: 2011-06-21
+ :tags: lofs, support, Debian, open science, upstream
+ :group: Research software projects
+
+ The Debian project provides the scientific community with a truly universal operating system. The breadth and quality of its community-driven development and technical support is superior to many other available commercial alternatives. It provides a sound basis for the open science movement.
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