On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 01:38:03AM +0100, Tim Brown wrote: > 1) To the best of our knowledge OpenVAS is backwards compatible with Nessus 2, > 3 and 4 feeds although legally use of the commercial feeds on anything other > than Tenable's product is a grey area Indeed, and because of that grey area is one that deters me from testing compatibility. Note also that Tenable now seems to have dropped support for, and no longer ensures new plugins are compatible with Nessus 2. > I don't see what there is to gain by asking Javier to split his efforts in > continuing to maintain Nessus when he has expressed a preference to allow > OpenVAS to take its place and has made significant contributions to make that > possible. I wasn’t meaning to put pressure on a single person. Sure, if there is enough demand, someone else, maybe me (although unlikely) could pick up package maintenance. I was merely expressing my opinion that there is still a need for Nessus 2 for a little while longer. Simon -- A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.—John Gall
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