On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:11:46AM +0200, Michael Wiegand wrote: > I would like your opinions regarding the following issues: > > - What would be the consequences of discontinuing the tarball release? > There should not be installations which use only the tarball and never > sync, should there?
No tarball means no package in the distributions. People using a distribution (such as Debian / Ubuntu cds) with no or limited Internet access would not be able to get plugins and, consequentely, would have a mostly useless tool. > - What mechanisms should be available for users who cannot sync using > rsync due to restrictions on firewall or proxy level? Full download of the content using HTTP(s) which (typically) is something allowed through corporate proxies (even if limited through user / password). > - Should openvasd force an initial sync during installation or just > display a notice that a sync is need to use OpenVAS? It should only display a notice. Plugin updates should always be driven by administrators. My 2c, Regards Javier
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