Re: FreeBSD port of Apache

[Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com>]

Andrey,

I'm sure you are well aware of the time issues when working
on a volunteer project. :-)

Really, we'll try to get this in in the near future. :-)

Thanks for making the change.


> Hi, Randy.
> 
> > I noticed that you are applying some patches to the server that are
> > not in our standard distribution. We have included these patches for
> > consideration in future releases of Apache.
> 
> It is some mystery for me with all that "we'll include for consideration" :-)
> 
> Story so far:
> In early Apache 1.0.3 days I sent this patches (with detailed explanation)
> to apache-bugs mailing list and someone from it
> tells me that "we'll considered them for 1.0.5" (I don't keep a copy).
> 1.1 Apache release comes and nothing happens :-(
> 
> Recently I send this patches to apache-bugs list again (with detailed
> explanation) and got following reply:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: Rob Hartill <ro...@imdb.com>
> 
> Thanks for the explanation and patch. It will now be considered by
> the developers for 1.2 or 2.0
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Now when you tell me that "we'll included" I have warm and terrible
> filling at once :-)
> 1) It is nice that I get yet one "we'll included" reply to increase
> this patch chances.
> 2) Does it mean that you don't saw this patch in apache-bugs mailing list
> recently? Does apache-bugs mailing list really passes to
> developers and not stopped in the middle by some reviewer?
> What is most stable and comfortable for developers way
> to contact them?
> 
> I have many materials for discussion in I18N area mainly related
> to "charset=" handling.
> 
> > Since you are technically not distributing Apache-1.1.1, could I 
> > request that you change the #define for SERVER_VERSION to
> > 
> > #define SERVER_VERSION "Apache/1.1.1 FreeBSD-port"
> 
> Ok, I'll change ports collection ASAP.
> 
> -- 
> Andrey A. Chernov
> <ac...@nagual.ru>
> http://www.nagual.ru/~ache/