Debian Med is a "Debian Pure Blend" with the aim to develop Debian into an operating system that is particularly well fit for the requirements for medical practice and research. The goal of Debian Med is a complete system for all tasks in medical care which is built completely on free software.
Debian Med contains a set of metapackages that declare dependencies on other Debian packages, and that way the complete system is prepared for solving particular tasks. The best overview about Debian Med is given at the tasks page.
For a more in-depth discussion, several talks about Debian Med and Debian Pure Blends in general are available as slides, partly with video recording.
[17 Mar 2008] Apply for a Google Summer of code with Debian Med!
[19 Apr 2007] What is new for Debian Med in etch?
For older news items see the Debian Med News Page.
The Debian Med mailing list is the central point of communication for Debian Med. It serves as a forum for potential, as well as current, users of the Debian system who want to use their computer for medical tasks. Additionally, it is used to coordinate development efforts around the various topics of Medicine. You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from it using the list web page. You will also find the list archives on that page.
There are two important places for developer information:
The first attempt to put the projects into categories might be not the best. Please send any suggestions for improvements to our mailing list.
There is a Wiki page containing a list of things which can be done to help the project.
Once we have something to show for this project, and indeed even in the formative stages of this project, we are being watched by the eyes of the world. We will necessarily want to work with press@debian.org to get the word out and to help give Debian and this project the kind of exposure we want. For this purpose we will build a collection of slides of talks about Debian Med.