Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
Graham Leggett wrote: > > William A. Rowe, Jr. said: > > > So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to > > 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? > > +1 > +1 -- === Jim Jagielski [|] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [|] http://www.jaguNET.com/ "There 10 types of people: those who read binary and everyone else."
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
William A. Rowe, Jr. said: > So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to > 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? +1 Regards, Graham --
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
On 29.03.2005, at 23:42, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: 'Apache' was our program. It became our project. It's become our entire organization. In 2.2, I -will- be changing the default location for the Win32 installer from %programsdir%\Apache Group\Apache2\ over to %programsdir%\Apache Software Foundation\Apache HTTP Server 2.2\. This is consistent with the Tomcat group's installer changes. They actually considered taking a step backwards and changing their installer from 'Software Foundation' to 'Group'. I assured them we will be changing to better reflect today's organization. As the unix binary is 'httpd', it seems time to change the Win32 binary to 'httpd.exe'. It just seems to be a bit archaic to continue to use 'Apache.exe' when you look at www.apache.org and consider what the foundation's become. So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? +1 on both renames. Cheers, Erik smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: 'Apache' was our program. It became our project. It's become our entire organization. In 2.2, I -will- be changing the default location for the Win32 installer from %programsdir%\Apache Group\Apache2\ over to %programsdir%\Apache Software Foundation\Apache HTTP Server 2.2\. +1. [...] So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? +1.
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
+1 on all suggesting renaming. On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 03:42:53PM -0600, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > 'Apache' was our program. It became our project. It's become > our entire organization. > > In 2.2, I -will- be changing the default location for the Win32 > installer from %programsdir%\Apache Group\Apache2\ over to > %programsdir%\Apache Software Foundation\Apache HTTP Server 2.2\. > > This is consistent with the Tomcat group's installer changes. > They actually considered taking a step backwards and changing > their installer from 'Software Foundation' to 'Group'. I assured > them we will be changing to better reflect today's organization. > > As the unix binary is 'httpd', it seems time to change the Win32 > binary to 'httpd.exe'. It just seems to be a bit archaic to > continue to use 'Apache.exe' when you look at www.apache.org and > consider what the foundation's become. > > So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to > 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? > > Bill -- Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
At 04:40 PM 3/29/2005, Bill Stoddard wrote: >>As the unix binary is 'httpd', it seems time to change the Win32 >>binary to 'httpd.exe'. It just seems to be a bit archaic to >>continue to use 'Apache.exe' when you look at www.apache.org and >>consider what the foundation's become. >>So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to >>'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? > >+0. Changing to httpd.exe is consistent, but that's about all it has going >for it. Any other httpd.exe's out there that could get lost in task manager? In the task manager, we set the 'Description' string to the server's signature so there can't be any confusion, methinks. The other reason I propose the change is that we have worked very hard for the benefit of other projects that we are the 'Apache HTTP Server' project (httpd for short) and have tried to quit using 'Apache' as if the HTTP project -is- the end-all, or purpose of the foundation. As to Nik's suggestion, I could see adding an Apache.bat (or more appropriately, ApacheCtl.bat) file that makes it easier to type common commands, following apachectl.sh. This would let users use the same apachectl startssl semantics, right now you have to either use -D SSL with -k start or -k config to accomplish it. The rename seems like a pre-beta change to me, while adding the Apache[Ctl].bat file could be during the beta process. Bill
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
>> So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to >> 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? That's change at a confuse-the-lusers level. I can just see the flood of "where's apache.exe?" questions on users@ and other fora. -- Nick Kew
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: 'Apache' was our program. It became our project. It's become our entire organization. In 2.2, I -will- be changing the default location for the Win32 installer from %programsdir%\Apache Group\Apache2\ over to %programsdir%\Apache Software Foundation\Apache HTTP Server 2.2\. +1 This is consistent with the Tomcat group's installer changes. They actually considered taking a step backwards and changing their installer from 'Software Foundation' to 'Group'. I assured them we will be changing to better reflect today's organization. As the unix binary is 'httpd', it seems time to change the Win32 binary to 'httpd.exe'. It just seems to be a bit archaic to continue to use 'Apache.exe' when you look at www.apache.org and consider what the foundation's become. So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? +0. Changing to httpd.exe is consistent, but that's about all it has going for it. Any other httpd.exe's out there that could get lost in task manager? Bill
Re: Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? Makes Sense, +1. -Paul
Forthcoming 2.2 - Win32 specific questions
'Apache' was our program. It became our project. It's become our entire organization. In 2.2, I -will- be changing the default location for the Win32 installer from %programsdir%\Apache Group\Apache2\ over to %programsdir%\Apache Software Foundation\Apache HTTP Server 2.2\. This is consistent with the Tomcat group's installer changes. They actually considered taking a step backwards and changing their installer from 'Software Foundation' to 'Group'. I assured them we will be changing to better reflect today's organization. As the unix binary is 'httpd', it seems time to change the Win32 binary to 'httpd.exe'. It just seems to be a bit archaic to continue to use 'Apache.exe' when you look at www.apache.org and consider what the foundation's become. So can I have a quick vote before beta to rename our program to 'httpd.exe' on Windows, matching our Unix builds? Bill
