Re: What would a mod_perl EOL look like?

OK... last email on this topic.
I feel like I'm getting replies like I'm from another planet for asking 
prudent questions.
If others want to keep their heads in the sand and get a huge surprise 
someday when a Perl update or a new version of Apache they just 
installed breaks mod_perl or there's a vulnerability that requires a fix 
and there's no one to fix... go ahead and roll  your dice... it's your 
party.

If you care at all about your software environment you should want to 
have an understanding of when you need  to look for a replacement and 
when a product  hits EOL. No, I don't want to look  for a replacement, 
but I do want to have an understanding of when to recognize when that is 
going to be a necessity given a software package's managed lifecycle. 
Perhaps others here are still looking for devices to play their 1970s 
8-track tapes?

For anyone who actually does care given Adam's direction to the attic 
description at https://attic.apache.org/.
If mod_perl hits The Apache Attic, I consider that fair warning. I don't 
think that 100% indicates an absolute final nail, but reasonable fair 
warning. I appreciate the responses of those that have lead me to that 
information.

Jim

On 3/18/2021 2:14 PM, Michel Jansen wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If it broken it doesnt have to be fixed. Our purchase system is running almost 20 years on modperl and there is no reason for is to stop this. We are very happy with it. How about that?
>
> Michel Jansen
>
>> Op 18 mrt. 2021 om 17:48 heeft [email protected] het volgende geschreven:
>>
>> If you go back to Sander's original email, he outlines what will happen if we can't staff the PMC sufficiently to meet Apache's guidelines. The project woudl go to the attic[1].  There are lots of projects in the Attic. Some of them have been forked and continue to have development done on them. At any rate, there will be some notice, though probably not years of notice, and the source code absolutely will not 'suddenly disappear'. I'd suggest following the link below and reading about what the attic is, and what it would mean to get more context if you're interested in more detail.
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>> Adam
>>
>> [1] http://attic.apache.org/
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>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Jim Albert <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> When mod_perl does come to an end what would an End of Life look like?
>>> I'm told mod_perl is an Apache Software Foundation project. Do Apache
>>> Software Foundation projects have a structured life cycle or do some
>>> just suddenly disappear with no warning given various situations that
>>> result in the need for EOL?
>>>
>>> Jim
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