From: Michael Hanke Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:12:22 +0000 (-0400) Subject: DOC: Polish FAQ. X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f02e2fe486b0b972d012d752a80920cbdf864aa8;p=neurodebian.git DOC: Polish FAQ. --- diff --git a/sphinx/faq.rst b/sphinx/faq.rst index 2b08878..ce7e3f5 100644 --- a/sphinx/faq.rst +++ b/sphinx/faq.rst @@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ Frequently Asked Questions Why is NeuroDebian not a Pure Blend? ------------------------------------ - Because the is not need for it to become one. NeuroDebian's goal is to - provide software for neuroscientists using the Debian operating system, and - therefore the ultimate goal is to get all relevant software **into Debian**. + Because there is not need for it to become one, as the existing Debian Pure + Blends already offer the desired functionality *within* Debian. Similar to + Pure Blends, NeuroDebian's goal is to provide software for neuroscientists + using the Debian operating system, and therefore the ultimate goal is to get + all relevant software **into Debian**. However, various reasons exist that prevent a particular software from entering Debian. Some are temporary, i.e. a package is already useable, but - some technical bits do not meet Debian's standard yet, or a licensing issue + some technical bits do not meet Debian's standard yet or a licensing issue needs to be resolved first. For some software the licensing is so restrictive that it cannot be distributed by Debian, and hence cannot even go into its *non-free* branch. Unfortunately, sometimes these issues cannot be solved to @@ -64,9 +66,21 @@ When does a package migrate from NeuroDebian into Debian proper? .. _pkg-exppsy group on Debian's Alioth server: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-exppsy/ +Debian, Debian, Debian -- What about Ubuntu? +-------------------------------------------- + + NeuroDebian offers backported binary package for recent Ubuntu releases + whenever possible. However, since Ubuntu is a rather thin shell around Debian + it is more efficient to spend time packaging for Debian. After the appearance + of new packages in Debian, Ubuntu typically synchronizes them quickly and + they become available in the *Ubuntu universe* -- a repository of Debian + packages rebuilt for a particular Ubuntu release. + + How to create a mirror of the repository? ----------------------------------------- - If you are interested in sponsoring storage space and bandwidth for another - mirror, please contact michael.hanke@gmail.com. + The NeuroDebian repository can be mirrored with rsync If you are interested + in sponsoring storage space and bandwidth for another mirror, please contact + pkg-exppsy-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org.