[Bio-linux-list] FW: New contact form received

[Tony Travis]

On 01/07/2019 14:07, Timms-Wilson, Tracey wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Hancoc [mailto:mail at davidhancock.com]
>> Sent: 01 July 2019 14:07
>> To: Timms-Wilson, Tracey <tmt at ceh.ac.uk>; Timms-Wilson, Tracey
>> <tmt at ceh.ac.uk>
>> Subject: New contact form received
>>
>> You have received a new contact form message.
>> Name : David Hancock
>> Email : mail at davidhancock.com
>> Message : Hello,
>>
>> Some researchers have been in touch with me. They are trying to cite
>> maxdView - software that we used to host.
>>
>> They still use vintage versions of it, but are wondering how to cite it  properlty.
>> Specifically so that other people can use it.
>>
>> The download packge is still bundled into BioLinux, but the stand-alone
>> download pages, previously hosted by  CEH,  have disappeared.
>>
>> Any chance that this can be re-instated?

Hi, David.

Tracey forwarded your email to me because I'm last-man-standing on the 
Bio-Linux project, which is now effectively abandoned by NERC/EOS and 
Bio-Linux 8 is no longer supported either by NERC/EOS, or by me...

During the Bio-Linux project, we collaborated a lot with the Debian-Med 
team, who ported many of the most useful packages from Bio-Linux to 
Debian-Med. Indeed, our strategy has been to avoid using the 'orphaned' 
NERC repositories that we no longer have access to update or modify.

I attended the 2019 Debian-Med Sprint in Vilnius earlier this year and 
presented my ideas about continuing development of Bio-Linux 9 within 
the Debian-Med project. The Debian-Med team have been very supportive:

> https://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2019/DebianMed2019


I've CC'ed your email to the Bio-Linux and Debian-Med mailing lists in 
case anyone is willing to volunteer to update the existing Bio-Linux 8 
"maxdView" package and make it available for Debian/Ubuntu in "med-bio".

Please post a message about the development and future of "maxdView".

Thanks,

   Tony.

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