Re: svn commit: r40009 - branches/1.6.x

Hyrum K. Wright wrote:

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>> @@ -146,5 +146,12 @@ Candidate changes:
>> Votes:
>> +1: rhuijben
>>
>> + * r40008
>> + Respect Apache's ServerSignature directive.
>> + Justification:
>> + Many subversion server administrators want it.
>> + Votes:
>> + +1: stylesen
>> +
>
> This sure looks a lot like a feature and not a bug fix.

I think it's actually security concerns that are driving the thing. Admins
can use "ServerSignature off" to prevent Apache from reporting the presence
and version of mod_dav_svn, but can't hide the version from Subversion
directory listings. Definitely more "fix" and "feature", in my opinion.

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