.. _WELCOme:
-***********************************************
- Welcome to the Debian Neuroscience Repository
-***********************************************
+***************************************************
+ Welcome to the Ultimate Platform for Neuroscience
+***************************************************
.. quotes::
:random: 1
-This repository provides mostly neuroscience-related packages to be used on
-Debian_ systems (or Debian-derivatives like Ubuntu_). It contains both unofficial
-or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main Debian_
-archive, as well as backported or simply rebuilt packages also available
-elsewhere. Please see the :ref:`faq` for more information about the goals of
-this project, and :ref:`read what people say about it <testimonials>`.
-Take a look at the :ref:`list of our current and planned projects <projects>` if
-you want to get involved. If you appreciate this service, please |spread|.
-
-.. note::
-
- This service is provided "as is". There is no guarantee that a package
- works as expected, so use them at your own risk. If you encounter problems,
- please `report <#contacts>`_ them.
-
+The NeuroDebian project provides a turnkey platform for neuroscience
+through integrating of related software within the Debian_ operating
+system. If you are using neuroscience-related software which
+comes with you installation of Debian_ or its derivative, such as
+Ubuntu_, good chance is that you are already *using NeuroDebian*.
+
+This website provides an additional repository with both unofficial
+or prospective packages which are not (yet) available from the main
+Debian_ archive, as well as backported or simply rebuilt newest
+versions of packages.
+NeuroDebian serves as an "upstream" to some :ref:`derivative
+<chap_derivatives>` projects.
+Please see the :ref:`faq` for more information
+about the goals of this project, and :ref:`read what people say about
+it <testimonials>`. Take a look at the :ref:`list of our current and
+planned projects <projects>` if you want to get involved. If you
+appreciate this service, please |spread|.
+This service is provided "as is". There is no guarantee that a package
+works as expected, so use them at your own risk. If you encounter problems,
+please `report <#contacts>`_ them.
.. raw:: html
<a href="vm.html"><img border="0" src="_static/machine.png" title="Get NeuroDebian for your non-Debian computer" /></a>
<a href="debian/pool"><img border="0" src="_static/pool.png" title="Go to the package pool (deep and cold, only for experts)" /></a>
<a href="projects.html"><img border="0" src="_static/workarea.png" title="Current and planned projects: Get involved!" /></a>
+ <a href="derivatives.html"><img border="0" src="_static/derivatives.png" title="NeuroDebian Derivatives" /></a>
<a href="blog/index.html"><img border="0" src="_static/rssfeeds.png" title="NeuroDebian Insider Blog" /></a>
</p>
about which package version is available for which release and architecture,
please have a look at the corresponding package pages.
+.. raw:: html
+
+ <p><img border="0" src="_files/nd_subscriptionstats.png" title="Statistics of new repository subscriptions for all supported releases. Note: subscription is only done once per machine." /></p>
+
+Popularity Contest
+------------------
+
+We encourage you to participate in the `popularity
+contest <http://popcon.debian.org>`_ (popcon), which anonymously
+collects the list of packages you installed/use on your system.
+Collecting such statistics is of particular importance for research
+software projects as a prove of an existing user-base. If upon
+installation of the system you rejected the invitation to participate
+you can always change your decision by running::
+
+ sudo dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest
+
+.. note::
+
+ If you are deploying multiple systems through cloning, to not have
+ all systems considered as one, it would be necessary to re-generate
+ the random MY_HOSTID. Following commands ran as root should do it
+ (as root) without any interactive dialog::
+
+ sed -i -e 's,PARTICIPATE *= *.no.,PARTICIPATE="yes",g' -e '/^ *MY_HOSTID/d' /etc/popularity-contest.conf
+ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest
+
+In addition to popcon pages for your "core" distribution (e.g. `Debian
+<http://popcon.debian.org/>`__ or `Ubuntu
+<http://popcon.ubuntu.com/>`__) you can see/get statistics for
+submissions to `NeuroDebian <http://neuro.debian.net/popcon/>`__ and
+know that you are already contributing back to the community.
.. _chap_installation:
* `Paul Ivanov`_ *[us-ca]*
* `Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt`_
*[us-tn]*
+* `Australia's research and education network (AARNET)
+ <http://www.aarnet.edu.au>`_ *[au]*
+* Kiyotaka Nemoto (AKA Mr. Lin4Neuro_) *[jp]*
+* Iaroslav Iurchenko *[ua]*
If your are interested in mirroring the repository, please see the :ref:`faq`.
Publications
============
+Halchenko, Y.O. & Hanke, M. (2012). `Environments for efficient
+contemporary research in neuroimaging: PyMVPA and NeuroDebian
+<_files/HalchenkoHanke_ContemporaryNeuroimaging_PENN2012.pdf>`_.
+*Talk given at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine*,
+Philadelphia, PA, USA.
+
+Hanke, M. (2012). `Rock solid, brand new, everyday, for free, not a joke:
+NeuroDebian <_files/Hanke_NeuroDebian_MPI2012.pdf>`_.
+*Talk given at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain
+Sciences*, Leipzig, Germany.
+
Hanke, M. (2011). `More than batteries included: NeuroDebian
<_files/Hanke_NeuroDebian_EuroSciPy2011.pdf>`_.
*Talk given at the Python in Neuroscience satellite of EuroScipy 2011*,
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