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.. _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 `.
-Take a look at the :ref:`list of our current and planned 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. Please see the :ref:`faq` for more information
+about the goals of this project, and :ref:`read what people say about
+it `. Take a look at the :ref:`list of our current and
+planned 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
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ you want to get involved. If you appreciate this service, please |spread|.
-
+
.. _Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com
@@ -53,8 +55,9 @@ News
rate: 300000});
-Older news items are available on identi.ca_. Follow us on identi.ca_
-(preferred) or twitter_ to subscribe to the NeuroDebian news.
+For more news and information see our :ref:`blog `. Older news items are
+available on identi.ca_. Follow us on identi.ca_ (preferred) or twitter_ to
+subscribe to the NeuroDebian news.
.. _identi.ca: http://identi.ca/neurodebian
.. _twitter: http://twitter.com/NeuroDebian
@@ -87,6 +90,38 @@ the terminal you can use :command:`apt-get`::
about which package version is available for which release and architecture,
please have a look at the corresponding package pages.
+.. raw:: html
+
+ ![Statistics of new repository subscriptions for all supported releases. Note: subscription is only done once per machine.](_files/nd_subscriptionstats.png)
+
+Popularity Contest
+------------------
+
+We encourage you to participate in the `popularity
+contest `_ (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
+`__ or `Ubuntu
+`__) you can see/get statistics for
+submissions to `NeuroDebian `__ and
+know that you are already contributing back to the community.
.. _chap_installation:
@@ -159,6 +194,8 @@ communication channels within the NeuroDebian community
* neurodebian-devel_: Technical mailing list for discussions on
NeuroDebian development
+You are welcome also to join #neurodebian IRC room on OFTC network if
+you have quick questions or want to join a live discussion.
Acknowledgements
================
@@ -178,6 +215,8 @@ Thanks to the following institutions and individuals for hosting a mirror:
* `Paul Ivanov`_ *[us-ca]*
* `Medical-image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation lab at Vanderbilt`_
*[us-tn]*
+* `Australia's research and education network (AARNET)
+ `_ *[au]*
If your are interested in mirroring the repository, please see the :ref:`faq`.
@@ -191,13 +230,49 @@ 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*,
+Paris, France.
+
+Halchenko, Y. O. (2011). `Ï's in Debian or Scientific Debian: NumPy, SciPy and beyond
+<_files/Halchenko_EuroScipy11_3_14s_in_Debian.pdf>`_.
+*Talk given at* `EuroScipy 2011 `_,
+Paris, France.
+
+Hanke, M. & Halchenko, Y. O. (2011). `Neuroscience runs on GNU/Linux
+`_.
+*Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 5:8*.
+
+Hanke, M., Halchenko, Y. O. & Haxby, J. V. (2011). `NeuroDebian -- versatile
+platform for brain-imaging research <_files/NeuroDebian_HBM2011.png>`_
+*Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain
+Mapping*, Quebec City, Canada.
+
+Hanke, M. (2011). `Integrating Condor into the Debian operating system
+<_files/Hanke_CondorDebianIntegration_CondorWeek2011.pdf>`_.
+*Talk given at* `CondorWeek 2011
+`_,
+Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
+
Hanke, M. & Halchenko, Y. O. (2010). :ref:`Report from the Debian booth at
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
+right tools? <_files/NeuroDebian_SfN2010.png>`_ *Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience*, San Diego, USA.
Hanke, M., Halchenko, Y. O. (2010). `Debian: The ultimate platform for
@@ -224,6 +299,7 @@ efficient, more open, and more fun
.. toctree::
:hidden:
+ blog/index
faq
pkgs
spread