From dfield at ceh.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 06:50:07 2008 From: dfield at ceh.ac.uk (Dawn Field) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:50:07 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation Message-ID: Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this NEBC webpage? http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy on your machine? Internally we are also looking at web hits. many thanks, Dawn From Simon.Wagstaff at liverpool.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 07:03:20 2008 From: Simon.Wagstaff at liverpool.ac.uk (Wagstaff, Simon) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:20 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1F5F98FBDEA9184EA157995B3E9A9075015A5D48@EVSSTAFF1.livad.liv.ac.uk> Hi Dawn, Usually the web site but it varies - the web site is especially useful if I am away from my machine or I wish to direct others to the documentation. Best Wishes, Simon -----Original Message----- From: bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk [mailto:bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dawn Field Sent: 23 April 2008 11:50 To: bio-linux at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this NEBC webpage? http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy on your machine? Internally we are also looking at web hits. many thanks, Dawn _______________________________________________ Bio-Linux mailing list Bio-Linux at envgen.nox.ac.uk http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/bio-linux From sujai.kumar at ed.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 07:28:45 2008 From: sujai.kumar at ed.ac.uk (Sujai Kumar) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:28:45 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dawn Local copy. No particular reason why :-) - Sujai On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Dawn Field wrote: > Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: > > How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this NEBC webpage? > > http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ > > Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy on your machine? > > Internally we are also looking at web hits. > > many thanks, > > Dawn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bio-Linux mailing list > Bio-Linux at envgen.nox.ac.uk > http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/bio-linux > > -- Sujai Kumar Bioinformatics The Ashworth Laboratories King's Buildings Campus University of Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK +44 131 650 7403 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336 From Michael.Cox at liverpool.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 07:21:56 2008 From: Michael.Cox at liverpool.ac.uk (Michael Cox) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:21:56 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <480F1BD4.5010206@liverpool.ac.uk> For the sake of being helpful I must embarrass myself and confess to not knowing it existed. I will now be passing the link on to the other users in the group though! cheers Mike Dawn Field wrote: > Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: > > How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this NEBC webpage? > > http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ > > Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy on your machine? > > Internally we are also looking at web hits. > > many thanks, > > Dawn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bio-Linux mailing list > Bio-Linux at envgen.nox.ac.uk > http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/bio-linux > -- Dr. Mike Cox Please sponsor Karen for the Race for Life. http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/rosesrevenge Postdoctoral Research Associate Division of Integrative Biology School of Biological Sciences University of Liverpool Crown Street L69 7ZB Phone: 0151 7954576 Fax: 0151 7954100 From ajt at rri.sari.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 08:24:32 2008 From: ajt at rri.sari.ac.uk (Tony Travis) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:24:32 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <480F2A80.7010306@rri.sari.ac.uk> Dawn Field wrote: > Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: > > How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at > documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this NEBC > webpage? > > http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ Hello, Dawn. We use your Bio-Linux documentation quite a lot, both on our Beowulf cluster at RRI, and on the NuGO NBX's around Europe. > Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy > on your machine? Almost exclusively the local copy. > Internally we are also looking at web hits. A lot of web crawlers and spambots I expect ;-) Thanks for the effort NEBC have put into the Bio-Linux documentation! Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, | mailto:ajt at rri.sari.ac.uk Rowett Research Institute, | http://www.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, | phone:+44 (0)1224 712751 Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK. | fax:+44 (0)1224 716687 From m.l.ostrowski at warwick.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 07:56:27 2008 From: m.l.ostrowski at warwick.ac.uk (Martin Ostrowski) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:56:27 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <79B25A16-95C8-4E7B-B3E4-57950FEC496B@warwick.ac.uk> Hi Dawn, we mostly use the local version On 23 Apr 2008, at 11:50, Dawn Field wrote: > Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: > > How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at > documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this > NEBC webpage? > > http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ > > Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy > on your machine? > > Internally we are also looking at web hits. > > many thanks, > > Dawn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bio-Linux mailing list > Bio-Linux at envgen.nox.ac.uk > http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/bio-linux From adamss5 at Cardiff.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 08:49:03 2008 From: adamss5 at Cardiff.ac.uk (Steffan Adams) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:49:03 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation Message-ID: <480F3E4F020000ED0001EF89@zgrw01.cf.ac.uk> Dawn It's the Web version for me. Steff --- Steffan Adams Main Building, PO Box 915, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3TL Wales UK Tel: 02920874794 From petwa at pml.ac.uk Wed Apr 23 09:10:11 2008 From: petwa at pml.ac.uk (Peter Walker) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:10:11 +0100 Subject: [Bio-Linux] best way to present software documentation Message-ID: <7546D505C3AF304280B10C3D8B8DFD390225706D@burgh.npm.ac.uk> On 23 Apr 2008, at 11:50, Dawn Field wrote: > Quick question to all users of Bio-Linux from NEBC: > > How many of you make use of the web interface for looking at > documentation from software installed in Bio-Linux found on this > NEBC webpage? > > http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/bioinformatics/ > > Do you use the central version on the NEBC website or the local copy > on your machine? > > Internally we are also looking at web hits. > > many thanks, > > Dawn I'm just local admin for our Bio-Linux box but got this comment back from one of our scientists. "I use it quite a bit. I am not sure whether I am using the local version or the webbased version. But I think predominantly the webbased version." Cheers, Pete