[pkg-bioc] Re: Genetics Program

[Steffen Moeller]

Hi all,

Am Donnerstag 08 Dezember 2005 17:34 schrieb Dirk Eddelbuettel:
> On 8 December 2005 at 16:55, Andreas Tille wrote:

> What is the story with emboss?  Couldn't find it for the currently ongoing
> preparations of the next Quantian update. Are there binaries somewhere?
EMBOSS would be lovely to have, indeed. 

> | > [ It is also unclear, at least to me, whether adding some 120 (for
> | > BioC) packages (or 600-some in the case of CRAN) to Debian en bloc is
> | > wise. ] But I want the apt-get'ability of CRAN and BioC, maybe from
> | > outside archives.
> |
> | If you and probably other people as well who are interested in biological
> | research I see no reason to keep these packages outside the official
> | Debian
>
> That is exactly the rub: I am not a BioC user, and I can't be the default
> maintainer for another few dozen (or dozen squared) packages.
Could we arrange a BioC repository for Alioth?

> | archive.  I know that Debian-Med has at least one effect: We are winning
> | users in the field of biology and medicine and we are winning them
> | because we are at least promising to care for them - even if we proceed
> | slowly.
>
> Yes, and hopefully one day we'll be able to lean on someone with the need
> and the know to coordinate that.

It would help in my understanding if not every maintainer of a package would 
be required to become a full DD for the submission of updates. The acceptance 
as a DD is quite a hurdle. 

> | > Now, to make this a tad more actionable: Would someone want to make
> | > revival of this an item for the suggested Estremedura workshops and get
> | > some people in the same room for two or three days to push this
> | > further?  Anybody care to run with that idea and organise it?
> |
> | Extremadura workshop about R?  I guess this is a great idea!  Even if I
> | will not take part in one of the first announced meetings I hope to be
> | there in at least one at the end of the year.
>
> Yes, it would be excellent to get a few interested people together to work
> on this.

I have never thought of it, but for BioC it should be possible to have such 
events sponsored by some pharma directly, be it as Extremadura or elsewhe(re|
n). Maybe this would be a question for the BioC mailing list, I'll crosscheck 
with the people I know.

Steffen