If someone wants to join (Was: Any input for some talk about usage of Debian in HPC)

Hi,

feel free to pick the relevant data from this document

   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rcvtsD5QVmmLxSDNxm6FBrWdI0GjXSZtfJ-vkGfKPO4

if you want to join.  Thanks to all who provided input which
was really valuable for me.

Kind regards
    Andreas.


Am Sun, May 19, 2024 at 01:12:40PM +0200 schrieb Andreas Tille:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an invitation to have some talk with the title
> 
>    Debian GNU/Linux for Scientific Research
> 
> Abstract:
> 
>    Over the past decade, Enterprise Linux has dominated large-scale
>    research computing infrastructure. However, recent developments have
>    sparked increased interest in community-led alternatives. Debian
>    GNU/Linux, a long-standing choice among researchers for supporting
>    scientific work, is experiencing a renewed interest for High-Throughput
>    Computing (HTC) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications.  This
>    presentation will provide an overview of how Debian is being utilized to
>    support scientific research and will include a case study showcasing the
>    migration of HTC operations from Enterprise Linux 7 (EL7) to Debian.
> 
> While I could talk about Debian Science and Debian Med in general it
> would be cool to reference to some real life examples where Debian is
> used in Science and what might be the reason to use Debian.
> 
> I personally would like to stress the "we package what we use" aspect
> and the "we mentor upstream to merge competence of the program with
> packaging skills" idea.  Any input would be welcome to cover more ideas.
> 
> Kind regards
>     Andreas.
> 
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