yugi wrote: > anyone? What follows is entirely my own opinion and my reaction based on that opinion.
Hosts that supply mod_rewrite are no more expensive than hosts that don't -- it's generally not a feature that you pay more for. Habari relies heavily on the front controller pattern that is most reliably implemented on Apache (at the moment) using mod_rewrite for implementation. We typically require hosts that have features enabled that others might not, such as PHP5 and PDO. I would not expect to see a case where those features are enabled but mod_rewrite is not. Providing an additional method to implement rewrites in Habari sounds nice, but added features also incur added development costs. These additional features, however unlikely, could also introduce security concerns, which are especially tricky given that all of the core developers I am aware of use mod_rewrite and are unlikely to use an alternative rewrite mechanism in wide testing. Given the ubiquity of mod_rewrite at hosts that offer it for no additional cost, and the added maintenance for alternatives to this primary and well-established method of implementing a Front Controller Pattern in Apache, I'm personally inclined to ignore most speculation about it unless I see someone contribute superior quality, complete, security-hardened code that implements it. Unless the email that introduces it offers it in such a way that it's extremely compelling to pursue, I'm afraid I just don't have the personal inclination to do anything about it. I suppose that someone could provide a compelling argument for anything, but I would be surprised if one existed for this. Owen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
