\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
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}
\end{comment}
%\section*{Understand Debian}
-
+\columnbreak
\subsection*{Debian suites}
% Debian distribution comes in 3 major flavors
%\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}
\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}
\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
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]
\end{itemize}
-\section*{NeuroDebian coverage}
+\subsection*{NeuroDebian coverage}
\begin{flushright}
\vspace{-0.5em}
\url{http://neuro.debian.net/pkgs.html}
%\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}
\def\blank{\hspace{0em}\vspace{-1em}}
\columnbreak
-\section*{Work-in-progress}
+\subsection*{Work-in-progress}
\begin{description}[nolistsep,leftmargin=1pc,topsep=1em,style=nextline]
\end{description}
-\section*{Testimonials}
+\subsection*{Testimonials}
\begin{flushright}
\vspace{-0.5em}
\url{http://neuro.debian.net/testimonials.html}
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,
projects / neurodebian.git / commitdiff