On 2026/11/03 11:12:59 Ruediger Pluem via dev wrote:
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> On 11/3/26 11:43 AM, Joe Orton via dev wrote:
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> > On Tue, Nov 03, 2026 at 09:58:16AM +0100, Jamal TANTAOUI wrote:
> >> Thanks for the support. With +1s from Mario, Steffen and Giovanni and
> >> no objection, I've opened the import as a pull request, since httpd is
> >> now on Git: https://github.com/apache/httpd/pull/925
> >>
> >> It builds in-tree on trunk and 2.4.x, on Linux and Windows. The PR
> >> lists a few points to decide, starting with whether to keep
> >> mod_fcgid's history.
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> Of course we want to keep its history. Otherwise it would be hard to determine
> when certain changes came in and why.
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> >
> > I'm -1 on this (vote, not veto), given that code has been unmaintained
> > for eight years. If you want to revive the project there is nothing
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> The last release was even 13 years ago.
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> > stopping you doing that right now.
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> This is a very good point. I think if there would have been interest and
> capacity
> in the community it would be in much more active development. To be honest
> from a
> development point of view it is kind of dead.
> Before we move it into httpd we should see much more development there.
> Given the current load of the community caused by AI generated reports I
> would advice to do an AI crosschecking first before we move it to httpd and
> especially
> before backporting it.
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> Long story short: I am currently also -1 on this (vote, not veto). This
> likely changes
> once we see more activity.
>
> Regards
>
> Rüdiger
>
>
I do not understand.
I think there is enough interest.
Why not release the trunk version ?
That is asked here a few times with no response.
When released the interest should grow.
There are more modules in httpd with no activity for several years.
Are they kind of death too ?
Cheers, Steffen
