Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:33:24 +0200 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-apache@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mass cleansing of Apache module POLA violations Message-ID: <538CD184.90002@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <cc98dc4842b81154e98740ffb43d60bc@mail.feld.me> References: <cc98dc4842b81154e98740ffb43d60bc@mail.feld.me>
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Mark Felder wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks for maintaining Apache and friends. > > I have a request. With my sysadmin hat on, I find maintaining Apache on > FreeBSD to be the most frustrating Apache experience on the planet. Some > Apache modules insert LoadModule into your httpd.conf automatically, > some insert with it commented out (#LoadModule), and some tell you in > pkg-message what you need to do to activate the module. The > inconsistency here is embarrassing. > > Can we please stop trying to outsmart the sysadmin? > > - I do *NOT* want every installed Apache module automatically activated > on every server. That's bloat and potential security hole. I might not > actually need it activated. > - I do *NOT* want pkg automatically manipulating my httpd.conf. It puts > entries in the wrong spot, sometimes under custom comment sections where > other LoadModules live. > - I do *NOT* want pkg and Apache to outsmart me and break my systems. > - I *do* want kind, helpful instructions in pkg-message or perhaps > samples that aren't loaded by default waiting for me in > %%ETCDIR%%/modules.d/ +1 I wrote about this problem more than 16 months ago - without any change :( It is not only about Apache, this problem is in more ports. http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2013-January/080320.html Miroslav Lachman
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