On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 04:40:15AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I suggest (again) that the entire ZLIB source code package be IMMEDIATELY
> > added to the Apache source code tree. Like... TOMORROW.
Like, no. It makes zero sense to rush into doing "something" just to do
"something" without any clear concept of where it is going or what steps
really need to be taken to get there.
> If you are willing to post a version of mod_gzip for httpd-2.0 to
> this list, I will take the time to review it. However, I think
> there is an advantage to using zlib in this particular case rather
> than writing our own compression algorithms. -- justin
Also note that, IMO, we do _NOT_ want a mod_g* in 2.0 that has a lot of
ugly support trying to make it function in 1.3.
I would also like to see more support for the claims that zlib is this
horrible thing that just doesn't work properly in a huge number of ways,
as tested by "the major internet testing companies" (whatever the heck
that means).
In any case, it makes a whole lot more sense to use a library for
supporting gzip than to stick it all as custom code into any place that
needs it (eg. ab, mod_g*, etc.), even if zlib isn't the library to use.
