From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:42:42 +0000 (-0500) Subject: some distilling of the text etc X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7b5e84fbbccddf22d8afb869ab3b421a836affaf;p=neurodebian.git some distilling of the text etc --- diff --git a/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex b/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex index 5c69262..e6d199c 100644 --- a/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex +++ b/artwork/brochure/brochure_debian-neurodebian.tex @@ -44,16 +44,19 @@ \begin{center} \noindent -%\includegraphics[width=0.5\columnwidth]{openlogo} -\includegraphics[width=0.5\columnwidth]{openlogo-vsop} +\includegraphics[width=0.5\columnwidth]{openlogo} +%\includegraphics[width=0.5\columnwidth]{openlogo-vsop} \url{http://www.debian.org} %\section*{Debian GNU/Linux} \section*{The Universal Operating System} +\hrule \end{center} -\noindent -Debian project was founded by Ian Murdock in August 1993 with the goal +\vspace{-1em} + +\section*{Debian project} +was founded by Ian Murdock in August 1993 with the goal to create an easy to install and maintain non-commercial GNU/Linux distribution that would be able to effectively compete in the commercial market. Since then Debian established itself as an @@ -71,18 +74,21 @@ more than 120 derivative GNU/Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and Mint. \subsection*{Debian is} -\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=0.8em,style=nextline] -\item[V\textnormal{ersatile}] Over 15,000 software products maintained to provide - a secure and stable system for any field of application - (\url{http://packages.debian.org}) -%\item[S]ecure +\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=0.8em] +\item[V\textnormal{ersatile}]\hfill\url{http://packages.debian.org}\\ + Over 15,000 software products maintained to provide + a stable system for any field of application +\item[S\textnormal{ecure}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/security}\\ + Security updates guarantee virus-free safe operation %\item[S]table -\item[S\textnormal{imple}] Single command is enough to install or upgrade single - software or the entire system at once -\item[O\textnormal{pen}] All software is free and open-source (FOSS).\\ +% \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 project decisions are voted for in public -\item[P\textnormal{opular}] Used by governments, companies, education - institutions (\url{http://www.debian.org/users/}) +\item[P\textnormal{opular}]\hfill\url{http://www.debian.org/users}\\ + Used by governments, companies, education institutions \end{description} \begin{comment} @@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform \end{comment} %\section*{Understand Debian} - +\columnbreak \subsection*{Debian suites} % Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors @@ -111,22 +117,24 @@ Very (Special|Stable) Operating Platform %\item[Testing] \emph{Constantly changing future release candidate}\\ \item[``Always-ready-to-release''] \emph{Testing} (now \emph{squeeze})\\ % What to become a next \emph{Stable} release candidate.\\ - Software migrated from \emph{Unstable} which is known to be of good - quality. Immediate updates are provided only - to assure secure and robust performance. \\ + 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{lenny})\\ - Software verified to be well tested and secure, + % 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.\\ + % but might be lacking the most recent versions.\\% of the software.\\ % of not the most recent versions. \\ - \emph{Stable} is released based on \emph{Testing} ``when it is - ready'', on average bi-yearly. Complementary updates keep the - system secure and robust.\\ - \emph{Stable} is the choice where robustness and security are of + \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 choice where stability and security are of primary importance. \end{description} @@ -151,42 +159,43 @@ a new name -- \emph{wheezy}. \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=1em] \item[Free as in freedom]\hfill\emph{main}\\ - This is the actual Debian with full support.\\ + % 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[Not free \emph{en bloc}]\hfill\emph{contrib}\\ - Software which, despite being free itself, depends on - \emph{non-free} 3rd party software, rendering it useless without + 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 which is under a restrictive license 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}) + Software under restrictive licenses + % 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} \subsection*{Debian is driven by enthusiastic experts} % could be simply 'Debian People' or 'Debian Community' -Debian is the only major Linux distribution that is being developed -cooperatively solely by many individuals through the Internet, in the -same spirit as Linux and other free software.\\ -The Debian developers, teams and the community contribute to the +Debian is the only major Linux distribution developed +cooperatively solely by individuals through the Internet, in the +same spirit as Linux and other FOSS.\\ +Debian developers, teams and the community contribute to the project not by writing new applications (in most cases), but by -\begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc] -\item packaging existing software into Debian - according to the open standards of the project -\item assuring quality of the overall Debian distribution +\begin{itemize}[nolistsep,topsep=0em,leftmargin=1pc] +\item integrating existing software into Debian \item fixing and communicating bug reports to upstream developers +\item assuring overall quality of the distribution \item improving documentation and internationalization \item providing user support \end{itemize} Packaged software in Debian have individual maintainers which are -often also the users of that software, so they are interested to have -it functioning correctly. Often individual maintainers join -the teams, such as Debian-Science or Debian-Med, based on the common -field of interest. +often also the users of that software, so they are interested in its +reliable operation. Individual maintainers often join the teams, such +as Debian-Science or Debian-Med, based on the common field of +interest. %\columnbreak \subsection*{HOWTO get Debian} @@ -354,12 +363,13 @@ system allows Debian to respond to problems quickly and honestly. \url{http://neuro.debian.net} %\section*{NeuroDebian Project:} \section*{The Ultimate Research Platform} +\hrule \end{center} -\section*{NeuroDebian is} +\section*{NeuroDebian} -a Debian project aiming to provide Neuroscience community with a +is a Debian project aiming to provide Neuroscience community with a stable and versatile research platform -- the Debian OS. NeuroDebian (formerly known as Experimental Psychology, ExpPsy) was initiated in 2006 to provide packaging of PyEPL and FSL software so they could @@ -378,14 +388,14 @@ software solutions made NeuroDebian project popular among neuroscientists and scientific software developers. -\section*{NeuroDebian is NOT} +\subsection*{NeuroDebian is NOT} a yet another Debian GNU/Linux derivative distribution. All work done within NeuroDebian project targets software inclusion in the official Debian distribution. -\section*{Advantages from integration into Debian} +\subsection*{Advantages from Debian integration} \begin{itemize}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc] @@ -424,7 +434,7 @@ Debian distribution. \end{itemize} -\section*{NeuroDebian coverage} +\subsection*{NeuroDebian coverage} \begin{flushright} \vspace{-0.5em} \url{http://neuro.debian.net/pkgs.html} @@ -441,18 +451,18 @@ Debian distribution. %\columnbreak -\section*{HOWTO get NeuroDebian} +\subsection*{HOWTO get NeuroDebian} \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc] \item[Debian/Ubuntu]\url{neuro.debian.net} repository \item[Others] NeuroDebian Virtual Machine % Here place a left-top corner of OSX with seamless mode \end{description} \begin{comment} -\section*{Developers oriented information} +\subsection*{Developers oriented information} %\columnbreak -\section*{Who is using NeuroDebian} +\subsection*{Who is using NeuroDebian} \noindent %\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{usage_worldmap} @@ -462,7 +472,7 @@ buga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dug \def\blank{\hspace{0em}\vspace{-1em}} \columnbreak -\section*{Work-in-progress} +\subsection*{Work-in-progress} \begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=1em,style=nextline] @@ -490,7 +500,7 @@ buga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dugabuga dug \end{description} -\section*{Testimonials} +\subsection*{Testimonials} \begin{flushright} \vspace{-0.5em} \url{http://neuro.debian.net/testimonials.html} @@ -508,7 +518,7 @@ development practices.}{Prof. Daniel Y. Kimberg}{Director, Data Processing Facility, Center for Functional Neuroimaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA} -\section*{Acknowledgements} +\subsection*{Acknowledgements} We are grateful to all Debian developers and contributors for the development of Debian OS, and to Prof. James V. Haxby (PBS Department,