Hi -- I believe Pan Qingfeng (潘庆峰), the developer of mod_fcgid, has joined this list for the time being while the possibility of mod_fcgid becoming project in the Apache incubator is discussed. I'll use his English name of Ryan Pan from here on.
I asked Ryan to join so that he could answer the couple of questions regarding the origin of the mod_fcgid code and his licensing intentions which have come up so far, and also to thank him publicly for being willing to consider contributing mod_fcgid to the ASF. Ryan, the main question which has come up in the last couple of days seems to be this one: When you wrote mod_fcgid, was there any code which you borrowed from mod_fastcgi? The other questions I had related to the existing license for mod_fcgid: Your current intention is for mod_fcgid to be available under the GPL version 2.0, correct? Could you confirm that you wanted the GPL to apply to all the mod_fcgid code? (I ask because the LICENSE file in mod_fcgid contains the GPL 2.0, however, the .c and .h files don't also include the usual GPL text.) Finally, Ryan, would you mind re-stating for the record your interest in the idea of mod_fcgid becoming an Apache project? I'd like to personally extend my thanks to Ryan for developing mod_fcgid in the first place, for his interest in the idea of contributing it to the ASF, and for being willing to work through the licensing issues that will involve. Many thanks! (I'd also like to thank my colleague Sharon or Xiaomei Ma (笑梅), an excellent developer in her own right, for her help translating some of the communications Ryan and I have already had.) Chris. -- GPG Key ID: 366A375B GPG Key Fingerprint: 485E 5041 17E1 E2BB C263 E4DE C8E3 FA36 366A 375B
