-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello httpd [EMAIL PROTECTED] folks,
The following is very similar to a message I sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] a week ago. They requested that I bring the subject up on this mailinglist as well to encourage public discussion of the proposal, so here we go: At Apachecon 2003, I gave a presentation on mod_zeroconf[1]. This is a module I'm working on that allows Apache 2.0 to publish its virtual hosts on a Zero Configuration[2] network, an IETF standard perhaps better known as Rendezvous[3]. Mod_zeroconf brings this technology to Apache on other platforms than MacOSX. I will hold another presentation on mod_zeroconf at CodeCon 2004, later this month in San Francisco[4]. I would like to explore the possibility that the httpd project to adopt mod_zeroconf as a subproject. After incubation, the module would find a home under the 'modules' page at the httpd project, among mod_python, mod_auth_ldap et al. The code is already Apache licensed (Licenze 2.0, no less!). There are no third-party IP problems that I know of: the module is my original work. I have a CLA on file with the ASF and am fully prepared to release copyright of the module to the foundation. I would like to volunteer as maintainer of the module under the ASF umbrella. This is not a condition for donation, but I'd like to stay involved in the development of mod_zeroconf. The module is presently unfinished: demoable but well short of ready for prime time. The code that I presented at Apachecon is available at [1] under the downloads link. Last week, I dropped in a fresh snapshot labeled mod_zeroconf-0.2. I'll do some more work on the module in the next couple of weeks, and will have another pre-release at CodeCon. There is no public CVS repository at this time, but I'll be happy to provide snapshots for review. The ASF is my first and preferred home for the module. Other options would include stashing it at Sourceforge, or get a domain registered and run the project on my own infrastructure. However, I like the fact that the ASF forms a cohesive community and would provide a context for the code. Having the httpd project adopt mod_zeroconf would mean more visibility for the module, more eyes on the code and a cool new optional feature for Apache 2.0. This is not a take-it-or-leave-it offer: I'm open to any suggestions and appreciate your feedback. Thank your for your attention, Sander [1] http://www.temme.net/sander/mod_zeroconf/ [2] http://www.zeroconf.org/ [3] http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/rendezvous/ [4] http://www.codecon.org/2004/program.html#mod_zeroconf - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.temme.net/sander/ PGP FP: 51B4 8727 466A 0BC3 69F4 B7B8 B2BE BC40 1529 24AF -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0.3 - not licensed for commercial use: www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQC0Z+LK+vEAVKSSvEQKOfACaAokc3J7pHNj3vfz0ZsP+7FZKM20AoOWM 1gZjRF3YE/Yd7cbtReRpy13d =/ft4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----