[Fwd: mod_roaming]

[Eli Marmor <ma...@elmar.co.il>]

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You probably saw the new mod_roaming (
http://www.xs4all.nl/~vincentp/software/mod_roaming.html ).
It implements the Netscape Roaming Access server. It looks cool, and
have many reasons to be included with the core distribtion (with a
default of "disabled" module):

1. It is small.
2. It is based on an open standard/spec (
  
http://help.netscape.com/products/client/communicator/manual_roaming2.html
).
3. It will be implemented by all Netscape browsers beginning by 4.5
   and later.
4. Its author (Vincent Partington <vi...@xs4all.nl>) just launched
   it, and although he put a GPL license for it, he still didn't get
   any code from contributers, so the license still can be changed.
   In the forwarded message, he told me that he was willing to change
   the license.
5. Such a feature is important for the future of network computing,
   so people can access the Net from various places (home computer,
   computer at office, network computer at airport, WebTV at hotel,
   etc.).

Since it doesn't waste memory (by setting its default as "disabled"),
and it doesn't waste too much disk space (because it is small), I
recommend to adopt it into the core distribution. I don't know if the
delay with 1.3.4 means that it can be merged already into it, but you
should at least consider it.

P.S. I don't know Vincent; I only think that it is a good idea to have
his module in the core distribution.

Thanks,
-- 
Eli Marmor
marmor@elmar.co.il
El-Mar Software Ltd.
Israel

Re: [Fwd: mod_roaming]

[Dirk-Willem van Gulik <di...@jrc.it>]

Eli Marmor wrote:
> 
> (I and Vincent are not subscribed to this mailing list, so if you
> want us to read your answers or comments, please CC us; Thanks!)

Did you submit it to

	modules.apache.org

Which is where a lot of people go first to find a module.

Dw.
 
> You probably saw the new mod_roaming (
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~vincentp/software/mod_roaming.html ).
> It implements the Netscape Roaming Access server. It looks cool, and
> have many reasons to be included with the core distribtion (with a
> default of "disabled" module):
> 
> 1. It is small.
> 2. It is based on an open standard/spec (
> 
> http://help.netscape.com/products/client/communicator/manual_roaming2.html
> ).
> 3. It will be implemented by all Netscape browsers beginning by 4.5
>    and later.
> 4. Its author (Vincent Partington <vi...@xs4all.nl>) just launched
>    it, and although he put a GPL license for it, he still didn't get
>    any code from contributers, so the license still can be changed.
>    In the forwarded message, he told me that he was willing to change
>    the license.
> 5. Such a feature is important for the future of network computing,
>    so people can access the Net from various places (home computer,
>    computer at office, network computer at airport, WebTV at hotel,
>    etc.).
> 
> Since it doesn't waste memory (by setting its default as "disabled"),
> and it doesn't waste too much disk space (because it is small), I
> recommend to adopt it into the core distribution. I don't know if the
> delay with 1.3.4 means that it can be merged already into it, but you
> should at least consider it.
> 
> P.S. I don't know Vincent; I only think that it is a good idea to have
> his module in the core distribution.
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> Eli Marmor
> marmor@elmar.co.il
> El-Mar Software Ltd.
> Israel
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject: Re: mod_roaming
> Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 16:02:03 +0100
> From: Vincent Partington <vi...@xs4all.nl>
> To: Eli Marmor <ma...@elmar.co.il>
> References: <36...@elmar.co.il>
> 
> Hi Eli,
> 
> Eli Marmor wrote:
> > 1. Do you plan to use SSL?  Or to allow users to bind this module
> >    with mod_ssl?  I am afraid that the current protocol is
> >    vulnerable for sniffers (though I am not expert in roaming...).
> 
> mod_roaming should work perfectly with mod_ssl. In fact I plan to set up
> mod_ssl sometime soon to test this out, but I can't imagine anything
> being in the way. In fact, it might be a good idea to recommend that
> people look into mod_ssl, as regular HTTP is not secure.
> 
> > 2. Apache's license is BSD, which prevent it from integrating GPL
> >    modules into its standard core distribution. Your software looks
> >    so cool, so I am sure that the Apache Group will be happy to
> >    adopt it, if it will be BSD. Did you think about it?
> 
> I thought about this, and I would be happy to change the license if that
> would make adoption of mod_roaming into the Apache code easier. For this
> version I used the GPL because I like it, and because it is readily
> available (the license describes how to apply it to your software).
> 
> Regards, Vincent.