On Monday 03 May 2010 16:28:25 Jan-Oliver Wagner wrote:
> On Freitag, 30. April 2010, Felix Wolfsteller wrote:
> > I dislike the language-split communities and information pools. If I see
> > multiple mailinglist, forums, wikis or whatever I always have the feeling
> > that I might miss something which might have been answered in another
> > language. Also, if I see activity on e.g. japanese mailing list is higher
> > than on english/general mailing list, I might loose interest (as I dont
> > speak Japanese).
>
> Its easy for you to dislike because you are capable of english language ;-)
>
> > The people who want to use OpenVAS have to able to read and understand
> > english anyway.
>
> Yes no No.
> Also, it is not so easy-going for some people to discuss
> e.g. german IT-Grundschutz in english.
> It would automatically lead to half- or full german emails.
> I would loose interest if on a english mailing people talking
> in another language (I've see this for other projects and that was
> not helpful for that project) .

Agreed.

> Apart from this: Last time a Live-CD was published in germany
> it reached far more 400000 copies (plus the downloads).
> Subsequently a number of reviews where published.
> The lack of a german (nessus) mailing list was a serious blocker.
> Keep in mind, that this CD adressed exactly those groups
> not typically present on english mainling lists.
> I'd like to avoid this problem this time and give the people a place
> to be happy. Of course I don't know whether we can create
> the same level or awareness as in 2005 again.

Ok, a german mailinglist makes sense with the background of hundreds of 
(German-language) ITG-NVTs in the feed and thousands of german Live-CDs with 
text from and partly distributed by the BSI.

+1

-- felix

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