Below are nine messages posted to this mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED], reguarding the SGI patches, but they were diverted to me, in the role of moderator for that list, since the posters were not subscribed to the list. Of course these are only the messages recieved since my last posting on this topic. I have sent each of these posters a short reply and thanking them for thier input, suggesting they may wish to subscribe, and assuring them I'd pass their note along, which I have now done. - ben ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-ID: <000f01c0a13c$918276d0$0300a8c0@workstation> From: "David Uhlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: sgi acclerating apache project Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:11:47 -0700 The work done by sgi in providing an array of improvements to the apache project and server is invaluable. It seems absolutely ridiculous that in the face of 4 to 10 fold speed increases and a myriad of other benefits that such work would be completely disregarded. For a project such as apache to compete in an ever more intensive market of enterprise web tools focus needs to be placed on HA and speed. Obviously there may be some difficulties because of certain coding issues or licensing but the obvious lack of understanding from your organization of the needs of apache using organizations shakes my faith in your project. Please reconsider your refusal to incorporate these important optimizations and find a way to reconcile the seemingly minor incompatibilities. Sincerely, David Uhlman CTO 50km Inc. office(877-571-7679) mobile(602-770-9551) fax(509-752-3882) email([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:17:41 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Nicholas Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Please accept Mike Abbott's contributions Hi I am writing to express my interest in Mike Abbott from SGI's contributions to the Apache project at http://oss.sgi.com/projects/apache/ I have been running Apache as long as it has been around. My company has been hosting sites since 1994 in New York and Amsterdam. Please reconsider your decision not to accept his performance patches. I think a lot of people out there want to see progress made in that direction. Thanks for your consideration and time, and of course for your work on Apache best, Nick ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 14:44:53 -0500 From: AlterCom - Mobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SGI's Code Work Hello! Why in the hell would you guys not take SGI's performance code and incorportate it into the standard distributions? :-) Jim :-) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Felix S. Gallo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SGI Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:09:32 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 hey, listen to those guys at SGI. Performance really is important. Felix Gallo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 21:05:09 +0800 From: Fuheng Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Accelerating Apache Mike Abbott's work is very useful and helpful to increase the Apache performance. Please incorporate it in the main distribution of Apache. Fuheng Yang ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 09:07:40 -0500 From: Eva Dever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Apache Acceleration We have found the Apache patches distrubuted at oss.sgi.com to be very fast and reliable. Please find a way to integrate these into the offical Apache source tree so as to improve the existing Apache and to not alienate a key Linux advocate at SGI. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "John Wilger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SGI's Accelerating Apache project Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:45:13 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You should consider including SGI's Accelerating Apache patches into the Apache web server source code. It is stable, and it increases the speed of the server. I would hate to see these modifications be lost. Regards, John Wilger Senior Partner/CEO DQ Design Studio Phone: 513.931.2653 Fax: 312.672.3854 V-mail: 312.895.5614 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Vic Sent Pok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Appeal for Acceptance of SGI's Performance Patches to ASF Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:17:23 +0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I'm not a web server developer, but I have followed the improvements made by Mike Abbott and various contributors, and have tested and benchmarked the various versions with great success and stability. On behalf of various other users of Apache, I would like to appeal to the ASF to reconsider the decision to not include these improvements, and work out a way for these improvements to be benefited by those who value performance. I must say that such improvements often give decision makers the benefit of the doubt for choosing Apache over other servers like Microsoft IIS. Thank you -------------------------------------------------------- Pok Vic Sent Chief Technology Officer Litespeed Education Pte Ltd Mobile: (65) 96849645 Tel: (65) 8370024 Fax: (65) 8370377 Add: 420, North Bridge Road, #03-39/40 North Bridge Centre, Singapore 188727 -------------------------------------------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message-ID: <000501c0a9ef$67232bd0$036e6e6e@ispep1> From: "x-empt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: ASF politics or something else? Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 21:52:05 -0800 I do not know what the politcal reasons for the ASF not accepting Mike Abbott's patches may be. But the patches are quite significant and should be considered as being integrated into the source tree as atlease a configure option. I can understand why certain patches may not be included for technical reasons, but many patches that SGI has developed have no valid reason why they should not be included. I would think that the ASF would appreciate the great code from SGI and someone from the ASF should at least review the valuable code that is being thrown out the window. Its sad to see so much politics being formed in the OSS community nowdays. I can only hope that the ASF does not become as political as ICANN... I like to see _good_ work get done, not people saying they don't like code because it comes from SGI. Just my $0.02 ... x-empt ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
