James A Sutherland wrote:
> 
> If this is a requirement, taking a "snapshot" of the pages would do,
> then include the source in a tarball. Perhaps better to include a
> link to a proper installation of the docs, though.

Putting a burden on the process of packaging the software for
distribution, solely so some files can be renamed.  For this
reason and the effect on the repository, -1.

> > No.  Lots of people DO NOT want SSIs enabled, and certainly not
> > by default.
> 
> Hrm... Personally, I'd provide a link to thttpd for people wanting
> a minimal cutdown server which does nothing other than serving
> files :-)

Who said anything about a minimal server?  Some people just don't
want to enable SSIs.  The documentation must be readable by the
server with which it ships, in its barest form.

> I wouldn't rate SSI (with NoExec) as "far-reaching"; it seems
> pretty basic from here. I would almost consider not enabling it
> to be a bug in the default httpd.conf... At the very least, it
> should be more obvious (and simpler) to enable.

This is a discussion that has been held several times over the
years on the development list, and each time the result has been
the same.
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Ken Coar                    <http://Golux.Com/coar/>
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