Re: RSE/mod_rewrite and FUTURE

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

Sounds good Ralf.


> 
> After a long time of waiting ;-) now I've got CVS access these days, so I now
> feel like a real Apache Group member (sorry, but this point was essential for
> me) and here is my resulting engagement for mod_rewrite in the next time.
> 
>    1. Bring CVS version up to date
>    
>       I've already posted the patch to bring mod_rewrite 3.0.6+ in the
>       repository to the current state (3.0.9). I'll wait for votes and then
>       commit this patch.
> 
>    2. Close the official mod_rewrite webarea ****
>    
>       First, I will stop to maintainance mod_rewrite any longer as an own
>       private distribution. Instead I'll state that mod_rewrite-3.0.9.tar.gz
>       is the last available mod_rewrite distribution (which can be used with
>       the current Apache 1.2.1). Second, the webarea will be closed.
> 
>    3. Gift mod_rewrite to the Apache Group ****
>    
>       First I'll remove my personal copyright from the sources, so removing
>       the shared copyright stuff. Then mod_rewrite is _ONLY_ copyrighted by
>       the Apache Group in the future. Only a CREDIT-part will be left in the
>       source as a C-comment, I think. Second I'll remove the version
>       numbering, because now mod_rewrite is maintained _WITH_ Apache, so it
>       inherits its version number implicitly.
> 
>    4. Import parts of the official mod_rewrite docs to Apache
> 
>       Because now there is no more mod_rewrite distribution, the exhaustive
>       documentation of mod_rewrite will be lost.  I'll start a discussion and
>       voting how to import some essential parts of it (Solutions, FAQ, etc.)
>       into the Apache docs in the best way. We only have to make sure that
>       nothing is lost for the users.
>     
>    5. Start to move mod_rewrite into modules/rewrite/ dir
> 
>       I want to move mod_rewrite into modules/rewrite/ and split it into
>       smaller junks of code to be better maintainable.
> 
>    ...maintaining, developing/changing for Apache 2.0 API, etc...
> 
> Please give me feedback.
> 
> Greetings,
>                                        Ralf S. Engelschall
>                                        rse@engelschall.com
>                                        www.engelschall.com