Bug#32263: Splitting cgi-bin: Make it policy?

[Brian White <bcwhite@pobox.com>]

>  >> >>"Brian" == Brian White <bcwhite@pobox.com> writes:
>  > The original conversation I had waaaaaaay back with the webserver guys
>  > is that they wouldn't go ahead with these changes until it _was_ official
>  > policy.  If you require it to be done before it becomes official policy
>  > then we have a chicken & egg problem.  In my opinion, they're right
>  > and it should be policy before the change gets made.
> 
>  > However, since it's now an accepted ammendment, I filed bugs against
>  > the webserver packages yesterday and directed them towards this bug
>  > number if they want to read the background material.
> 
>         I think the way policy is handled has changed since the early
>  days; and perhaps polling the web server folks would yeild different
>  results?

I dunno.  It seems that policy changes are almost too difficult to even
try.  However, most if not all of the webserver packages I filed the bugs
against have done this and closed them.


>  > Still, I'd like to proceed on making the policy change to the official
>  > policy statement at the same time.  Since it's been approved, we might
>  > as well proceed on both fronts at the same time.
> 
>         Well, since the /usr/doc fiasco, policy has tended not to move
>  and lead the changes, and have policy being used to beat developers over
>  the head with. (urggh, my grammar, she is missing).

Sorry, but I'm a bit out of the loop.  :-)  What fiasco is that?


>         Any progress?

Yes, actually.  I was surprised how smoothly it went.  Not one person
objected and most made the changes right away.

                                          Brian
                                  ( bcwhite@pobox.com )

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