On the NeuroFedora side, having Python modules packaged in Fedora allows us to produce the ISO images with all the necessary tools for a particular domain (like comp-neuro).
I know that in FOSS we assume that everyone can use virtual environments and pip, but that's not necessarily true in a multi-disciplinary field like neuroscience. Lots of folks come from biology etc., and are not traditionally trained in computing. (Unfortunately, Matlab still seems to be prevalent in science/academia). So, when we package stuff and provide a nice integrated environment to use, it makes researchers' lives much easier. For research tools, users should but do not generally run tests to check their tools for correctness either. Us packaging them up allows us to do this too. So, it's a little work for us maintainers (noarch Python packages are usually easy to maintain), but it will hopefully encourage more people to move to Python + FOSS + Fedora. -- Thanks, Regards, Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD" (He / Him / His) | https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha Time zone: Europe/London
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