At 13:05 13/03/2001, you wrote:
>"Robert Shiels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Hodgkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: 13 March 2001 12:49
> > Subject: Re: Strange Request
> >
> >
> > > Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > I think this is a good idea and would be happy to get involved.
> What I'd
> > > > like to see is a series of "drop in" replacements for Matt's scripts.
> > There
> > > > are <counts> 15 scripts on Matt's site. How long would it take us to
> > > > rewrite them all?
> > >
> > > I've done his "random text CGI" thingy as a mod_perl/TT drop-in.
> >
> > I haven't looked at Matts scripts, but I get the feeling that they are
> aimed
> > at beginners who have a fairly standard perl/apache installation[1]. I'm
> > sure your solution will be much better, but I don't think it would be a
> > replacement for Matt's if the users can't run it...
> >
> > /Robert
> >
> > [1]please ignore me if this isn't the case :)
>
>I'd argue that recent distros come with mod_perl out of the box and
>that should be used in such situations by default.
I'd argue that you're _massively_ overestimating our audience there. Most
the Matt's users are people who have accounts with web hosting companies
who only allow FTP access. mod_perl usually _isn't_ installed and
installing CPAN modules is frowned on by the sysadmins and beyond the
ability of most users.
This may make the project a good deal less enjoyable, but I still think
it's very worth-while.
Dave...
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