We've been discussing internally Sun's plans for our work
with the Apache web server (HTTPD and APR) in the webstack.
It has been suggested that much of this discussion should
be public, on this list. So what I propose we do is make
a series of posts introducing some of the main topics here.
Each post will deal with a single topic, so that hopefully
any discussion that arises can stay focused.
This will include a mix of current activities and wishlist
activities. In the latter case in particular, it would be
good to get community feedback: how valuable to you will
it be if we prioritise the particular task in question?
As a first topic, here's the executive summary overview
of our broad goals in this work as I see them.
In no particular order:
- Improve the webstack/coolstack bundles in OpenSolaris.
- Contribute to the broader community, including upstream
development at apache.org.
- Seek ways to make apache-on-solaris a killer platform,
and a sellingpoint for solaris over other platforms.
--
Nick Kew
