i'm working on several projects projects with people divided a little everywhere into France, and I think that there are some tools paramount to have. First need is a Forum and a File manager with versionning. To have that (and for step one euro, I think it's best in a first time), there are very good free groupwares and which are installed very easily on an account free or other (with PHP4+MySQL).
If the French community wants to set up such a site for VegaStrike, I can only applaud and propose my assistance even if my projects in progress leave me only little time.
To diffuse infos and interest people, it could be usefull to translate a share of the forums on the user assistance as well as the techniques and councils of play with the agreement of the posts'writers. Afterwards for the provision and working, I think of a wiki.
Please excuse my English (and the car translation), I read without problem English but to write it it is other thing!