Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6C239E0DC for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:21:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 38119 invoked by uid 500); 28 Nov 2012 20:21:20 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 38060 invoked by uid 500); 28 Nov 2012 20:21:20 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 38051 invoked by uid 99); 28 Nov 2012 20:21:20 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:21:20 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [194.242.35.75] (HELO dns-factory.at) (194.242.35.75) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:21:15 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.33] gls@gknw.net [68.7.131.143] by dns-factory.at with NetMail SMTP Agent $Revision: 8582 $ on Novell NetWare via secured & encrypted transport (TLS); Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:20:43 +0100 Message-ID: <50B6721E.2060606@gknw.net> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:20:46 -0800 From: Gregg Smith User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.28) Gecko/20120306 Thunderbird/3.1.20 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: Volunteers to drive an MSI build References: <135461369.284287.1352726152000.JavaMail.root@brainsware.org> <201211281635.25166.nd@perlig.de> <201211281710.55233.nd@perlig.de> In-Reply-To: <201211281710.55233.nd@perlig.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org On 11/28/2012 8:10 AM, Andr� Malo wrote: > On Wednesday 28 November 2012 17:02:30 Yehuda Katz wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Andr� Malo wrote: >>>> You know that, and I know that. Jst as our Windows users know >>>> they have no use for source code. >>> The discussion is moot. The ASF will not provide binary software. >> Is that a new policy? ASF has provided (i.e. made available on >> httpd.apache.org distribution mirrors) Windows binaries of HTTPD for (I can >> say every release, since I did not check, but you get the idea). >> The last one released was on 30-Jan-2012 of >> httpd-2.2.22-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8t.msi (see >> http://www.us.apache.org/dist//httpd/binaries/win32/). >> There are *still* NetWare binaries being built. > No, the ASF has not. And the policy (nor this discussion) is not new. > > Some individuals have provided those builds. Nobody has voted on them > (because, how could one - I know, I wouldn't). They are not official relases. Which to the average user that does not know this policy, can easily be construed as Official. I have not read every word here but I see nothing jumping out at me stating they are to not to considered official. http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/