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In-Reply-To: <57683lpmf1.fsf@tees.elsevier.co.uk> from "Paul Richards" at "Nov 4, 96 09:42:26 pm"
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From: "=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=" (Andrey A. Chernov) <ache@nagual.ru>
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> Hmm, wearing my Apache hat rather than my FreeBSD hat I've got to say
> that I'm not very happy with this patch. This makes "FreeBSD/Apache"
> incompatible with standard Apache since it has added configuration
> options that Apache doesn't have and I don't think we'll be very happy
> over in the Apache lists when we get support questions about the
> "SuppressHTMLPreamble" option. You're going to get a seriously bad
> name if FreeBSD applied patches create bugs that weren't present in
> the original.

If you don't use this new option, you still stay compatible, so
I don't understand your complaints. If it hurt, don't use it,
because it is nonstandard.

> If you want to make changes like this then submit them to the Apache
> team rather than embark on a FreeBSD/Apache. If you insist on doing
> this then change the version string so this server is clearly marked
> as being the FreeBSD enhanced version of Apache and then expect any
> bug reports to be sent your way.

I already submit this change to Apache group, the say that they will
consider it. Apache development have very long period from version to
version to wait.

> These types of changes aren't "porting" patches and as such I don't
> think they should be part of the ports structure. Like I said, if
> you're interested in Apache development join the Apache development list.

Porting process includes local enhancements too.

-- 
Andrey A. Chernov
<ache@nagual.ru>
http://www.nagual.ru/~ache/