Bug#910917: RFA: apache2 -- Apache HTTP Server

[Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>]

Hi Mosab,

sorry for the late response. I forgot to subscribe to the wnpp report and did 
not get your mail.

On Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:47:34 CET Mosab Ibrahim wrote:
> I don't have experience with packaging, but I do have experience with using
> Apache HTTP Server, and I am a quick learner.
> 
> Would like to be part of the maintaining team for this package.

The apache2 package is not the ideal package for beginers, but we will see. It 
may still work out well, especially if there are other volunteers that have 
more experience in packaging.

I suggest that you start by looking at some bug reports and try to debug / 
respond / produce patches. There are probably also some bugs that can be 
closed because they concern debian versions that are no longer supported, or  
the submitter did not reply to some questions.  For a start, if you produce a 
patch for a bug, simply send it to the bug or to me. If that works out, I will 
give you commit access to the package repository [1] later on.

You should probably also read at least parts of the new maintainer guide [2].

I also hang around on the IRC channel #apache on oftc [3], but response times 
may not be fast.

Cheers,
Stefan

[1] https://salsa.debian.org/apache-team/apache2
[2] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/index.en.html
[3] https://www.oftc.net/


> 
> Cheers,
> Mosab.
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 13:29:51 +0200 Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>
> 
> wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > I am looking for new maintainers for the Apache httpd server (the
> > apache2 package).
> > 
> > The apache2 package has a relatively complex packaging and config
> 
> file
> 
> > handling. There are also a lot of third-party module packages in
> 
> Debian.
> 
> > Therefore, some experience with using Apache httpd and with Debian
> > packaging is highly recommended.
> > 
> > 
> > After more than 11 years of maintaining apache2, my interests have
> > shifted significantly and I no longer have sufficient time and
> > motivation to maintain it properly. Therefore, I am looking for
> 
> someone
> 
> > (or several people) to take over the package. I may stay as a
> > co-maintainer for some time, but I want somebody else to do the
> 
> majority
> 
> > of the work. Therefore, I have chosen RFA and not RFH for the bug
> 
> title.
> 
> > With the exception of some contributions from Ondřej now and then,
> 
> there
> 
> > are no other active people on the apache packaing "team" anymore.
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Stefan