<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Tim,<br><br></div>I agree with you that Debian Med should be the main focus for new packaging contribution. I've been following the discussions in both projects for some time already.<br><br></div>Thank you for your message :)<br><div><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">_____________________________________________<br><br>Raony Guimarăes Corrêa Do Carmo Lisboa Cardenas<br>PhD Student in Bioinformatics<br><br>email: <a href="mailto:raonyguimaraes@gmail.com" target="_blank">raonyguimaraes@gmail.com</a><br>skype/gtalk: raonyguimaraes<br>phone: +55 31 93404152<br><div><br></div><div>Laboratory of Clinical Genomics<br>UFMG School of Medicine</div><div>Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG<br>Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190, Sala 321<br>Belo Horizonte, Brazil 30130-100<br>_____________________________________________</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Tim Booth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tbooth@ceh.ac.uk" target="_blank">tbooth@ceh.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
In reply to a query on the users list from Raony Guimaraes, here is what<br>
I would say to anyone wanting to get involved in Bio-Linux.<br>
<br>
Raony Guimaraes Corrêa Do Carmo Lisboa Cardenas wrote:<br>
> I believe I could help this project by packaging some new software to<br>
> add to the biolinux repositories or even trying to upgrade a package<br>
> from python2 to python3.<br>
<br>
The real community effort that keeps Bio-Linux going is Debian Med:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed" target="_blank">https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed</a><br>
<br>
So if you are not familiar with what these guys do and how they work<br>
please take a little time to look at the their Wiki and recent mailing<br>
list discussion. It may sound counter-intuitive, but my ultimate goal is<br>
to make Bio-Linux redundant by adding all the tools from Bio-Linux right<br>
into Debian (and thus Ubuntu). I don't necessarily expect to actually<br>
achieve this, but it's where I'm heading!<br>
<br>
If you are interested in packaging software then you should start by<br>
signing up here and looking at the open tasks, or else announcing your<br>
own interests on the list. I'm happy to help with packaging questions<br>
myself but I'm easily distracted as I have a lot on. If you post to the<br>
Debian-Med lists you are likely to get answers much more quickly than if<br>
you rely on me.<br>
<br>
I can pull any packages from Deb-Med GIT or SVN into Bio-Linux in just a<br>
few minutes. No need to wait for a new Bio-Linux release.<br>
<br>
On the specific question of converting Python2 to Python3, that's really<br>
a call for the developers of the software. When I add tools to<br>
Bio-Linux I try to modify them as little as possible - usually just<br>
enough to work with the other packages on the system. Some developers<br>
can be very possessive of their code; others will welcome help with open<br>
arms. You just have to ask.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
TIM<br>
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Tim Booth <<a href="mailto:tbooth@ceh.ac.uk">tbooth@ceh.ac.uk</a>><br>
NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre<br>
<br>
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology<br>
Maclean Bldg, Benson Lane<br>
Crowmarsh Gifford<br>
Wallingford, England<br>
OX10 8BB<br>
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<a href="http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux" target="_blank">http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux</a><br>
<a href="tel:%2B44%201491%2069%202297" value="+441491692297">+44 1491 69 2297</a><br>
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<br>
--<br>
Tim Booth <<a href="mailto:tbooth@ceh.ac.uk">tbooth@ceh.ac.uk</a>><br>
NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre<br>
<br>
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology<br>
Maclean Bldg, Benson Lane<br>
Crowmarsh Gifford<br>
Wallingford, England<br>
OX10 8BB<br>
<br>
<a href="http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux" target="_blank">http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux</a><br>
<a href="tel:%2B44%201491%2069%202297" value="+441491692297">+44 1491 69 2297</a><br>
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