"Discussion of issues relating to the use of Debian for science research, including useful packages, particular problems faced by scientists using Debian, how to make Debian more useful to scientists, etc." - Mike Chelen from Bookmarklet

there are a number of useful software packages that have been integrated already, and debian makes a great foundation for science projects since it can run well on servers and desktops. it is also used as the basis for other popular derivatives like ubuntu - Mike Chelen

here are some of the packages currently available: http://blends.alioth.debian.org/science... - Mike Chelen