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 * We could settle a [http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/HOWTO_start_list dedicated mailing list]. debian-science ?  * We could settle a [http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/HOWTO_start_list dedicated mailing list]. Please support by a mail of yours to wishlist bug #[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=320275 320275] the creation of debian-science.
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   * labplot is a nice gui plotter that handles 3D data
   * openoffice.org calc can be used to plot 2D data
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 * Useful tools for writing papers - word processing and LaTeX
   * kile (KDE late editor)
   * openoffice.org (office suite - good but not 100% ["MSOffice"] filters)
 * Useful mathematical libraries
   * FFTW and ["FFTW3"] (Fast Fourier Transforms)

The goal for this page is to collect material around the ideas discussed at [Helen Faulkner's talk http://dc5video.debian.net/2005-07-17/Using_Debian_for_science_research-Helen_Faulkner.mpeg] at [wiki:?DebConf5Talks Debconf5].

Some ideas emerging from Helen's talk

(please complete)

  • We could settle a [http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/HOWTO_start_list dedicated mailing list]. Please support by a mail of yours to wishlist bug #[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=320275 320275] the creation of debian-science.

  • DebianScience could also be a [wiki:CustomDebian CDD project].

  • It could also be turned into a ["LiveCD"].
  • Development frameworks (should be painless):
    • kdevelop for KDE
    • Anjuta for Gnome
  • Is Octave really usable? The main differences or missing features with respect to Matlab should be documented.
  • Easy and simple tools to plot data.
    • gnuplot
    • python is good at that
    • labplot is a nice gui plotter that handles 3D data
    • openoffice.org calc can be used to plot 2D data
  • Necessity of a good Fortran integration
  • Useful tools for writing papers - word processing and LaTeX
    • kile (KDE late editor)
    • openoffice.org (office suite - good but not 100% ["MSOffice"] filters)
  • Useful mathematical libraries
    • FFTW and ["FFTW3"] (Fast Fourier Transforms)

  • ?DebianScienceDebianLinks

  • ?DebianScienceOtherLinks

  • ?DebianScienceMathematics

  • ?DebianSciencePhysics

  • ?DebianScienceChemistry

  • ?DebianScienceBiology

  • ?DebianSciencePublishing

  • ?DebianScienceConferenceTools

(many still missing)

Other contributions

(some thoughts added by smoe):

Independent from Helen's presentations that I cannot access at the moment there is

  • A technical side of things
    • Open Hardware for data aquisition
    • Linux Lab Project
  • Huge amount of software
    • End user applications
      • Kstars / general astronomy
      • K12 / Education
        • Debian-Junior
    • Things working in the background
  • A community side of things
    • This wiki page
    • Debian at large
    • Others
    • This