From a7e58d9b07f074a1ae1c22109817535a396e64f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:16:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] adding few more subprojects --- sphinx/proj_electrophys.rst | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sphinx/proj_freesurfer.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++ sphinx/proj_psychophysics.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++ sphinx/proj_snapshots.rst | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 150 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sphinx/proj_electrophys.rst create mode 100644 sphinx/proj_freesurfer.rst create mode 100644 sphinx/proj_psychophysics.rst create mode 100644 sphinx/proj_snapshots.rst diff --git a/sphinx/proj_electrophys.rst b/sphinx/proj_electrophys.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7f4b909 --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/proj_electrophys.rst @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst; fill-column: 78 -*- +.. ex: set sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et tw=79: + +.. _project_electrophys: + +***************** +Electrophysiology +***************** + +The majority of the electrophysiology research community in neuroscience is +`locked-in` the proprietary software solutions which accompanying data +acquisition hardware. That impairs their ability to adopt novel data analysis +methodologies and experimental setups. There already exist a variety of +primarily Linux-based FOSS_ solutions in this domain. But software +development and dissemination is often impaired by the absence of the efforts +centralization and existing problems with the support of the core components +by the used operating systems. Nevertheless, Debian_ and its derivatives +already dominate as the operating systems of choice by such projects. + +We are planing to help addressing existing issues in the core necessary +components provided by Debian_ to help upstream authors with streamlining +their development. Furthermore we are planing to package some popular +deployment-ready |FOSS| solutions and make them an integral part of Debian_. + +Status +------ + +We have collected information on interesting and alive projects in this domain +within neuroscience-electrophysiology_ task page. To gather information on +the needs of the researchers interested in this field we have researched +researchers demands while helding a :ref:`Debian booth at SfN10 conference +`. To further elaborate the work plan, we have +initiated discussions with upstream authors (private correspondence and on +neurodebian-devel_, neurodebian-upstream_ mailing lists). + +.. todo:: Electrophysiology coverage + + * Help to ensure adequate status in Debian of the necessary core components, + e.g. Comedi_, RTAI_ (see |DBTS|: 606122_, 608091_, 609633_): + * Consider packaging prebuilt kernels with |RTAI| patches/support to make + available from NeuroDebian repository + +.. _606122: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=606122 +.. _608091: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608091 +.. _609633: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609633 + +.. + .. _: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug= + + +References +---------- + +* RTAI_ +* Comedi_ +* `Debian-Science Electrophysiology task page `_. +* `Debian-Science Data acquisition task page `_. +* `Debian-Science Brain-Computer Interface task page `_. + + +.. include:: link_names.txt diff --git a/sphinx/proj_freesurfer.rst b/sphinx/proj_freesurfer.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3a4747 --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/proj_freesurfer.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst; fill-column: 78 -*- +.. ex: set sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et tw=79: + +.. _project_freesurfer: + +******************** +Packaging FreeSurfer +******************** + +Status +------ + +We have been in contact with upstream developers and awaiting on the +resolution of legal aspects which would allow redistribution of FreeSurfer +under reasonable |FOSS| license terms. + +This project will continue as soon as licensing issue gets resolved. + +.. + .. todo:: + + +.. + References + ---------- + + + +.. include:: link_names.txt diff --git a/sphinx/proj_psychophysics.rst b/sphinx/proj_psychophysics.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b777ca --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/proj_psychophysics.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst; fill-column: 78 -*- +.. ex: set sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et tw=79: + +.. _project_psychophysics: + +************ +Psychopysics +************ + + + +Status +------ + + + +.. todo:: Tailor Debian for psychopysics research + + +References +---------- + + +.. include:: link_names.txt diff --git a/sphinx/proj_snapshots.rst b/sphinx/proj_snapshots.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e044936 --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/proj_snapshots.rst @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst; fill-column: 78 -*- +.. ex: set sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et tw=79: + +.. _project_snapshots: + +*********************************** +NeuroDebian repository snapshotting +*********************************** + +The official Debian snapshotting service (http://snapshot.debian.org) allows +obtaining any version of any software that was ever present in Debian, and +provides a complete state of the Debian archive with all software versions +corresponding to a specific date. We are going to adopt this service to +provide this functionality for the NeuroDebian repository itself, thus +covering backports of our packages for all supported Debian and Ubuntu +releases, as well as staging packages that have not been accepted into Debian, +but may already be used by researchers. Used in conjunction with the official +Debian snapshotting repository, it would allow for the reconstruction of +entire research environments or simply for installation of a particular +previous version of a product of interest. + + +.. _`Debian snapshotting service`: http://snapshot.debian.org/ + + +Status +------ + +We have adapted http://snapshot.debian.org implementation to snapshot +NeuroDebian repository and snapshotting service was deployed on 2010-10-12. + +.. todo:: NeuroDebian snapshotting service + + * Provide web-frontend to access existing snapshots within NeuroDebian + website. + -- 2.39.5