[gfsd] Re: RSS and other Quagga comments

[Nic Ferrier]

"Aaron S. Hawley" <address@hidden> writes:

> Also, Nic has added some "news items" to Quagga's Savannah Project
> <http://sv.gnu.org/projects/gnulist> that need to be approved by a project
> admin.  And it would be nice to have a mailing list (this one?) associated
> with the project.

That's a good idea.

Janet, if you can, I would make it so that News items can be submitted
by everyone.

> Also, Nic and I have a general suggestion related to the Quaaga web
> infrastructre, concerning making additions to the Directory's web
> services.  When we wish to add an RSS feed, a (much wanted) package
> submission form, or any other web script to Quagga, changes need to be
> made to the GNU/FSF web server's Apache configuration file, which--for
> obvious reasons--isn't in Quagga's CVS just mention in the README.
> Perhaps the Apache configuration information relevant to Quagga could be
> placed in a file in Quagga's CVS that is also "included" by the GNU/FSF
> web server's configuration file.  There are obviously potential security
> issues that should be dealt with here, but it would be nice for us to
> control the Directory's Apache settings so that Quagga fixes and
> improvements could be made easily.

I think this is probably something the GNU admins should make happen
for GNU projects hosted on Apache.

It will be difficult to make that happen since the admins are very
busy.


> We don't mean to start an insurrection with the Directory, so take your
> time to figure some of these long-term questions and solutions, which--as
> long term solutions go--do take some time.

I agree.



Nic