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by jonaswi 2553 days ago
No sadly not. I'd love to write about it but my English is just not good enough to write a compelling story. Writing it in German and then having it translated is always a bit of a hassle. But I may consider it. At the moment I have an offer of the door drive manufacturer for doing a "home story" about the solution. If that will happen, it will definitely be released in English.

I will open source everything once I'm happy with the security and the ability to configure it.

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For what it's worth, I didn't have any clue that English wasn't your first language until you said it.
Likewise! Although perhaps part of it is the additional effort it takes them to write in English, which would be understandable.
I've been having pretty good luck with a friend who runs stuff through Google translate, and then I (a native English speaker) fix it up to make it more natural. Might be worth a try. I bet there's plenty of people on HN for example that would do that for you.
Deepl.com is light years ahead for English to German and vice versa.
I wouldn't underestimate your English skills. What you've written here is perfectly serviceable.
> No sadly not. I'd love to write about it but my English is just not good enough to write a compelling story.

Reads like a monty python sketch.

Your English is amazing. Don’t let it stop you.