I think the answer is here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/env.html
Sage requires the environment variable HOME to be set because it needs the DOT_SAGE directory which is set to $HOME/.sage by default. And I think some other packages also look in $HOME for certain things. To avoid breakage, we simply require HOME to be set.
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