Aaron Bannert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I like the idea of decoupling the modules from the core, leaving > only the ability to serve static files in the base distribution. > > That would allow us to make releases without as many constraints, > freeing up the modules to release on their own schedule (which > eventually leads to quicker releases).
I suspect that this would lead to serious frustration in the user community if popular modules such as rewrite, include, even ssl now, are released separately from the core. It is extra work for the users to track more than one release. Meanwhile, Apache can't be properly tested on apache.org without using popular add-on modules, so we validate the core server in combination with at least some of the add-on modules anyway. So while a module with a fix might be able to be released sooner (assuming that somebody wants to be RM), the core code probably couldn't be. (We don't have that many showstoppers in modules.) -- Jeff Trawick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Born in Roswell... married an alien...
