Hello Thomas, > > I noticed your list on your blog. it is very impressive! > > We also started to do it under Debian: > > http://cdd.alioth.debian.org/science/tasks/ > > This looks very good - as soon as I'm up to date again with my email, > I'll spend some time to make sure that our lists are aligned (as far as > possible). Yep, I did that a bit (and other too) but it seems that we will have to find a better solution if we want to keep both list synchronized.
> > By the way, on my own time with a few other guys, we are trying to create a > > Debian-Science > > team and create a dynamic around. > > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience > > There is probably work we can do together here ;) > > I think there certainly is. IMHO, it is wise to try to keep Ubuntu and > Debian source packages in sync (as far as possible), as it prevents the > duplication of effort, and lets us all work together towards common > goals - e.g. ultimately closing Ubuntu's bug #1 for scientists :) > Also, it allows info about applications, tools and packages to be shared > across the distros (e.g. the lists you mentioned above). I think the > (apparent) lack of clear and comprehensive information is sometimes the > greatest barrier for researchers migrating to Linux from proprietary > computing environments. Exactly! For example, to facilitate the collaborative work, one step would be that you use our VCS (git or SVN). Sylvestre -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

