On 10/2/07, Tony Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good day one and all, > > With the threads [1] on dev@ discussing the end of 1.3 support, > gathering some pace, I wanted to re-raise something that really bugs me > just as I know it does other too. > > When going to http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod-foo.html it defaults to > the 1.3 version of the documentation, I would like to see this either > removed, or people are redirected to 2.2 at least. This could be > changed at a later date, as and when the next major release, is er, > released.
Oh yes it defaulting to 1.3 is something I don't like either. We would need to ensure that /docs/mod-foo.html is not directly > referenced anywhere, either in the online docs, or with the src that > ships with each tarball. +1 We already have a page at /docs/ with links too > > /docs/1.3/ > /docs/2.0/ > /docs/2.2/ > /docs/trunk/ > > Maybe this page could be 'spruced' up a little to make it more > informative, and more likely to lead people in the right direction. > > Redirecting to 1.3 by default could be seen to be implying that this is > what 'they' should be reading and/or using, is this really what we want? > > I am trying to think of a way to handle the people who would still go to > /docs/mod-foo.html, possibly redirecting them to a "handling/routing > function" where they select the version of HTTPd that they want to see > the documentation for, for that explicit module/page. A simple PHP page > perhaps? > Not sure if many things around here are php, I like megaspaz's mod_rewrite idea better. A second method we could use (thanks for reminding me of the obvious > megaspaz) is to use a rewritecond, to check for /docs/(1.3|2.0|2.2|) > and rewrite those without to a landing page, showing how to find the > version of the docs they want. +1 Alternatively, we could stop forcing a default version of the docs on > people, and stop /docs/mod-foo.html from working altogether -1 I think this is a bad idea because undoutably a lot of site will be linking against that uri. Making it give a 404 or move or gone or whatever seems like a bad idea. I do like the idea of a landing page where the users selects the correct version and optionally a text explaining how he can find out which version he/she is running. I am not trying to open a huge can of worms here, just merely expressing > an interest. > > > Thoughts? Yep and if you are reading this you've read them :) Cheers, > Tony > > > > [1] http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=119135322323186&w=2 > http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=119135717406985&w=2 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Jorge -- ~Jorge
