All,
We still very much rely on mod_perl in production and would continue to
maintain it internally if it was dropped officially by Apache. I fully
understand why the Apache maintainers don't have time for what
(apparently) has become a niche product.
As to Steve's comment about this list being quiet, I would think it's
because mod_perl works really well and provides enough functionality to
get the job done. We have not run into a situation where we needed more
access to Apache internals than we already get in mod_perl. On the other
hand, Perl seems to have had its heyday and other languages have taken over.
As to someone forking off a new branch of mod_perl, perhaps that's for
the best. We are very happy with mod_perl's feature set and our only
requirement is for it to continue to work with future releases of
Apache. New features would mean a lot more effort (particularly security
vetting given this is a C library) which no one seems to have time for.
I have no idea how much work would be required for this community to
take this job over but like others who have responded, I would be happy
to help out. We already compile a new version of Apache with every
Apache release, so running some additional automated tests (if that's
what's needed) would not be a big inconvenience. Additionally, since we
run mod_perl in production, it is tested every day.
Best,
Geoff Mottram
On 4/16/2026 3:10 PM, Steve Hay wrote:
Hello fellow mod_perlers,
Please see this thread over on [email protected] where there is a
proposal for retiring/archiving libapreq2:
https://lists.apache.org/thread/yknw39f3ds9l4x6rsx0y4do096hklob6
I noted that it would be a shame for mod_perl users for that to
happen, but I don't feel able to continue development/maintenance of
it myself. Joe Orton has suggested transferring ownership of it to the
mod_perl project, but asked the question is anyone else active here?
Do we have enough people still around with the skills necessary to take this on?
Please reply here (or on the thread above [email protected]) if you
would feel able to assist maintain libapreq2, e.g. to support new
httpd releases and fix any security issues that arise as necessary.
Thanks,
Steve
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