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New Dutch *BSD portal

Posted by michael on from the gratuitous-promotion dept.

Kees writes "Since this weekend there's a new *BSD portal site. You can find it at: nedbsd.be (the nedbsd.nl domain is coming too, but DNS works so slowly :-( ). This site is pretty unique, since it is the first portal site for *BSD users in The Netherlands, and the second one in Dutch. This site really looks like it's going to be a real community. Every Dutch/Belgian *BSD lover should give it a chance! The site is going to contain a huge pile of documentation, written by and for visitors. Just like the bsdvault.net. Everyone is welcome, everything is welcome."

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  1. Just a thought... by OneFix · · Score: 1

    But, why couldn't all of these language specific sites pool their resources and create 1 site (write it in English...it seems to be the most common language on the internet) and have translators...much like RivaStation.

    RivaStation is written in German, but it gets translated to English...overall, that would be a much more interesting site...and lets face it, it would definately get more hits by being translated to so many other languages.

    I'm sure there are better ways of doing this, but it's just a thought...

    1. Re:Just a thought... by LiquidPC · · Score: 1

      I wonder if babel would do a good job (i.e. readable) of translating whole pages at a time for this, which would make it rather easy to translate into numerous languages.

    2. Re:Just a thought... by nubbie · · Score: 1

      I would agree, having one main source of BSD help and then translate it!

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    3. Re:Just a thought... by OneFix · · Score: 2, Informative

      I have personally found that WorldLingo seems to do a better job. It does many languages (even does Japanese), and you can translate based on context. I have found this specifically helpful in searching for technical information.

    4. Re:Just a thought... by Teun · · Score: 2

      As a Dutchman I'm often surprised how many of us are able to code in (a sort of) English yet have problems grasping the English text books.
      So, yes, there is a real reason to have such a site in one's native language.

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    5. Re:Just a thought... by OneFix · · Score: 1

      I understand...that wasn't the point of my post...

      It would be a native language edition of a "base" site...kinda like Slashdot Japan.

  2. Well, this is what it is: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The guys behind this site try to make BSD more common for a broad range of people in the netherlands. Therefore, their main goal is to persuade people to install BSD by translating the Documentation from english to Dutch.

    Great job!

  3. Re:*BSD is dying by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1

    Yeah yeah yeah... We heard all that.
    Now, where the fsck were you when you were actually needed? Like for this article?

  4. Re:Some context, please! by Arandir · · Score: 2, Funny

    FreeBSD = you don't have to pay for it.
    DateBSD = your date pays for it.
    DutchBSD = you both split the bill.

    --
    A Government Is a Body of People, Usually Notably Ungoverned
  5. it's English all the way down by loz · · Score: 1

    De site statistieken zijn wel weer interessant te noemen: minder dan 10% v/d visitors bezoekt met *BSD, 45% met Linux en 38% Windows. T'is niet echt een desktop winnaar te noemen;

    I don't get the need to convert things into Dutch. an OS without apps is nothing, and most if not all apps aren't in Dutch, and they won't translate that. It's like writing C in the middle of a Java program. It's fine that you know C, but you still won't understand the program unless you also know Java.

    loz

    1. Re:it's English all the way down by WichersWeb · · Score: 1

      http://nedbsd.nl/stats.php Ik heb de bovenstaande pagina 6 keer gereload met de konqueror , en nog staat die er niet bij. Jammer dat de statistieken niet zo betrouwbaar zijn. Toch is elke nederlandse portal welkom.. ---- I just want to say : "Of course it runs in Dutch"

  6. Re:Topic full of lies by WichersWeb · · Score: 1

    http://www.bsdfreaks.nl http://http://www.nlfug.nl/

  7. bsdfreaks.nl by LinuxGeek8 · · Score: 2

    Nice to see portals for the BSD OS's
    I still find real documentation for say FreeBSD too scarse (besides the handbook).

    Besides, there is another portal already in Dutch language:
    http://www.bsdfreaks.nl/

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