Re: Retirement of libapreq2

On Apr 16, 2026, at 3:10 PM, Steve Hay <[email protected]> wrote:
> I noted that it would be a shame for mod_perl users for that to happen...

Yes, that would be.

> but I don't feel able to continue development/maintenance of
> it myself. Joe Orton has suggested transferring ownership of it to the
> mod_perl project, but asked the question is anyone else active here?

Not sure if I qualify as active, but I am here, although I'm not an official=
ly sanctioned Apache developer, which I presume is a requirement?

> Do we have enough people still around with the skills necessary to take th=
is on?
>=20
> Please reply here (or on the thread above [email protected]) if you
> would feel able to assist maintain libapreq2, e.g. to support new
> httpd releases and fix any security issues that arise as necessary.

I'd be willing to assist, but I can't lead development.

Fwiw, Joe Schaefer has forked the project on GitHub, along with mod_perl. He=
's been very active recently with mod_perl development. That's at least a po=
tential path forward for the remaining mod_perl diehards.

Regards,
Ed