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Apache 2.0 Beats IIS at Its Own Game By Jim Rapoza Enterprises last week had 11 more reasons to rethink using IIS: 10 new security holes in the Microsoft Web server and the arrival of Apache 2.0. After three years of development, Apache 2.0 (or, more accurately, Version 2.035) has finally been released. Unix users will find plenty to like in Version 2.0, but the biggest impact will be on Windows servers, where Apache can now perform as a production-level Web server. Unlike previous Windows versions of the open-source server, which were built from ported Unix code, the new version is written as a native Windows application and is recommended by the Apache Software Foundation for production use. And, based on our tests, we agree. eWEEK Labs compared the performance of Apache 2.0 and Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Information Services 5.0, both running on Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Apache kept pace with IIS during the entire test, which means that sites that move from IIS to Apache 2.0 on Windows won't have to worry about taking a performance hit. When it comes to security, IIS doesn't come close to Apache. Apache's security track record is excellent, while IIS has taken hit after security hit. Just last week, Microsoft announced that 10 new security holes (several of which were serious buffer overruns) had been discovered in IIS. One potential gotcha for organizations that wish to move to Apache from IIS is the open-source server's unfriendly administration interface: All configuration and administration is done by editing .conf files, although Version 2.0 has greatly streamlined configuration directives. This gotcha may actually be a grabber for some: Many experts advise disabling administration interfaces, especially Web-based ones, because they are a potential attack point for hackers. Those who want a browser-based management interface despite the security risks can find it in Apache implementations from Covalent Technologies Inc. and IBM. Of course, not all the benefits of Apache 2.0 are for Windows users--Apache also runs on every version of Unix, as well as on Mac OS, BeOS and OS/2. Companies with Unix versions of Apache will find that the server has been completely redesigned and can take advantage of POSIX support to run in a multiprocess, multithreaded mode that provides much greater scalability than before. On Unix, don't expect a big performance boost with the new release. In tests of Apache 2.0 vs. Apache 1.3.24 running on Red Hat Inc.'s Red Hat Linux 7.2, performance was nearly identical (though still very good). However, platforms such as Solaris and AIX, where a process switch is relatively slower than it is on Linux, will benefit much more from Apache 2.0's hybrid process/thread design. Apache modules are also significantly different in Version 2.0. The API for writing modules is completely new, and modules can now run as filters, giving them greater flexibility to act on content delivered from the server. Most core modules of the server were available at press time, but several had yet to be ported to Version 2.0. Because of the magnitude of some of these changes, eWEEK Labs recommends that any site planning a move to Apache 2.0 first set up a system on which it can test all its Web applications and specific setups to make sure they work well on the new server. Apache 2.0 can be downloaded at httpd.apache.org. Technical Director Jim Rapoza can be reached at jim_rapoza@ziffdavis.com.

Dictionary.com says it is.

which in turn leads to higher sales of new books
Does it? Or does it simply lead to higher sales of used books?

"Let H represent the amount of hydrogen..."

Oh wait . "Abstract: to take away; remove."

Never mind.

You clearly have free (gratis) and Free (libre) confused.

Read those definitions before you post again.

You have been warned.

You clearly have free (gratis) and Free (libre) confused.

Read those definitions before you post again.

You have been warned.

http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=news I don't know what definition you are using. Why does Slashdot keep inserting spaces where there weren't any? In an earlier preview, It insterted a space between the two t's in http

Humor. Look it up.

Ah, heroineware. Tomb Raider 2 was an excellent game. In fact, I'd say that any game with Lara Croft as the heroine is an excellent game.
:)

urm...

but 'untrustworthy' is a word too...

you can say that someone is untrustworty. ie. not to be trusted.

given that, i believe my original comment makes sense. unless you want to split hairs about the capitalisations of U, T and W, which i only used because the original writer used them.

...microsoft gains suppremissy by using...

It's "supremacy". Dude, you weren't even close.

Here, my treat:
http://www.dictionary.com/
http://www.m-w.com/

Knock yourself out.

Hacker

(Originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe) 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.

2. One who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming.

3. A person capable of appreciating hack value.

4. A person who is good at programming quickly.

5. An expert at a particular program, or one who frequently does work using it or on it; as in "a Unix hacker". (Definitions 1 through 5 are correlated, and people who fit them congregate.)

6. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. One might be an astronomy hacker, for example.

7. One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations.

8. (Deprecated) A malicious meddler who tries to discover sensitive information by poking around. Hence "password hacker", "network hacker". The correct term is cracker.

In the correct sense I am sure there are a lot of Hackers who use IRC!

You have a point, so I wandered over to dictionary.com to look up "piracy".

To save you a mouse click, here is is:

1. 1. Robbery committed at sea.
   2. A similar act of robbery, as the hijacking of an airplane.
2. The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material: software piracy.
3. The operation of an unlicensed, illegal radio or television station.

• "piracy" [is] an improper usage of an emotionally loaded word

Unfortunately, it's a perfectly proper usage, according to both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com.

• the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright [Merriam-Webster]
• The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material: software piracy. [Dictionary.com]

No, I don't like it either, and use "sharing" by preference. But the usage has changed right under our noses.

That should be "wont to do"

Wont is the word you wanted, not want. Look it up!

Somehow, I don't think either of them know the meaning of the word 'rational'

Get an encyclopedia. A troll is a mythological creature. By the way, I couldn't find your definition of troll at either www.dictionary.com or www.webster.com. What dictionary were you looking at?

but the dictionary says no such thing!

I'm not trying to start a flame war (my tone of voice is really friendly), but which part of my admittedly brief synopsis of the Ambrose affair do you disagree with?
accused + admitted = getting busted, and
re-writing quotes and minor passages w/out crediting original source = plagiarism

plagiarize
1. To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own.
2. To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another).
from dictionary.com (wouldn't want to plagiarize ;) )

why?

Gnutella is a protocol, not a company

Likewise, RIAA is a lobbying organization, not a label. Slashdot comments often use the terms "RIAA", "MPAA", and "Gnutella" metonymically for "Big Five labels", "Big Seven studios", and "the developers of BearShare and LimeWire" respectively.

I went to your site about the "myth" of open source software being more secure, and I see where you point to the Security Focus table to try and prove your point. For the *thousandth* time, that table takes into account every single application that ships with a distribution. Can we lump in all the vulnerabilities for MS Office/Outlook, MS Works, SQL Server, and Exchange into the NT/2000 group?

My article does not compare Microsoft products and any Open Source technologies so I am confused as to where this rant stems from. I do remember linking to the Security Focus table as a way to point out that it is disputable to claim that Linux distros are more secure than Windows.

My actual article uses the Vulnerability Archive to compare UNIX flavors and Linux distributions to point out that the license the software is released under does not have as much of a bearing on whether the software is secure or not. So your rant (and +4 score) are rather unwarranted.

The S&L deregulation mess was a mess because they left in place federal load guarantees. "Now you can loan to anyone you like! And if they don't pay you back, the government will!" It didn't fly.

But interstate commerce deregulation was a true boon.

So was airline deregulation, according to those who look at all the facts and not some tiny subset. The number of crashes did increase moderately, but the number of miles traveled also increased. The big change was the price of tickets being cut in half, opening the skies to the masses. This change led to increases in productivity for everyone.

Deregulation will not work, I think, during times when the big co's have a lot of sway with the gov't. They will angle for the rules they want to maintain a competitive advantage. The ideal deregulation is *complete* deregulation; either you have a lot of rules in place to provide precise paths for commerce, or you open the doors and let everyone play however they like. The key there is to have low barriers to entry so that small businesses and individuals can compete with large businesses. Large businesses would rather compete with other large businesses, maintaining an oligopoly.

Please, learn the proper English plural of the word 'virus.'

There's no need to be making up words in hopes of sounding smarter. You only end up looking silly.

Please, Dr. Cowan: it's viruses.

I don't mean to get overly semantic about it, but the pseudo-word "virii" needs to go away.

-B

George Dubya's a mongol???????????

No, no. He's a mongoloid. See the 3rd sense of the adj. or the 2nd sense of the n.

Please, learn the proper English plural of the word 'virus.'

There's no need to be making up words in hopes of sounding smarter. You only end up looking silly.

Here's a more thorough explanation of his post, Clue-Boy.

"Eskimo" is a term that is generally only offensive to native (Inuit) Canadians. Elsewhere, it is a (generally) non-offensice term used to encompass both the Aleut and Inuit people.

"Eskimo" is a term that is generally only offensive to native (Inuit) Canadians. Elsewhere, it is a (generally) non-offensice term used to encompass both the Aleut and Inuit people.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Tux lives in the antarctic.

You don't say...

*sigh*

Awsome point... support the little man...

help us(everyone) out by tithing(just incase you dont know) to some organization such as the EFF...

You could send 10-20% of your internet expense(ISP or maybe modems netowrking equipment if you want) to someone who can actually bring this to the decision makers of America...

This idea is not new and you WILL help defend our freedom. Others are doing this and YOU can be a part.

From dictionary.com:

Exegesis comes from Greek, from exegeisthai, "to explain, to interpret," from ex-, "out of" + hegeisthai, "to lead, to guide." Thus an exegesis is, at root, "a leading or guiding out of" a complexity.

-B

perl.com has Exegesis 4 from the Damian, in repsonse to Larry's latest Apocalypse[...]

This sounds like chinese to me. What the hell... maybe I'm reding the wrong section... :)

perl.com has Exegesis 4 from the Damian, in repsonse to Larry's latest Apocalypse[...]

This sounds like chinese to me. What the hell... maybe I'm reding the wrong section... :)

Because it's easy and fun to hate Jon Katz. Honestly, I don't hate him personally. I'm sure anyone with the surname "Katz" has to be a good guy : )

What I ABSOLUTELY HATE is the fact that he is a moderator, and his only apparent contribution to this board is a set of posts which in essense do nothing more than trumpet the blatently obvious, and while doing so he goes so far as to unnecessarily fill the text of his writings with the finer words of the dictionary.

A rule of writing is that you tailor your message to fit the audience. Katz is writing an article that uses language way above and beyond the contemporary lexical useage of most /.'ers (hell, even I have to hit the dictionary sometimes).

But, while using nice pretty dime-words, the only actual concepts he's communicating are basic and fundamental principles to which the only reply by anyone who can comprehend the language of his posts would be "like, duh".

What Jon Katz writes deserves no better placement than in the threads with the rest of us, and certainly doesn't belong on the frontpage of /.

Ironically, a large number of the websites were defaced shortly thereafter

Been listening to Alanis much lately? ;)

Dictionary.com says this about ironically: "contrary to plan or expectation"

Anybody that works in this industry for two days or more would know that things must have happened exactly as planned, or at least as to be expected.

The article is sadly biased against the geek culture. I really hope /. refrains in the future from using culturally loaded terminology which no geek will ever have had the opportunity to become familiar. The amount of jargon I had to wade through was simply horrific.

I've put together a few links to help fellow geeks make more sense of the article. Call it a jargon file. Feel free to contribute.

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Hope this helps. Try reading the article again now.

The article is sadly biased against the geek culture. I really hope /. refrains in the future from using culturally loaded terminology which no geek will ever have had the opportunity to become familiar. The amount of jargon I had to wade through was simply horrific.

I've put together a few links to help fellow geeks make more sense of the article. Call it a jargon file. Feel free to contribute.

sex

girl

wife

Hope this helps. Try reading the article again now.

The article is sadly biased against the geek culture. I really hope /. refrains in the future from using culturally loaded terminology which no geek will ever have had the opportunity to become familiar. The amount of jargon I had to wade through was simply horrific.

I've put together a few links to help fellow geeks make more sense of the article. Call it a jargon file. Feel free to contribute.

sex

girl

wife

Hope this helps. Try reading the article again now.

The First and Tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution provide for things that were not originally in the Constitution. Hence, the word amendment.

Free Speech does not cover freely distributing copyrighted works without cost, in mass quantities. The mass quantity is what differenciates today's issue versus that of 1976.

It is something new that needs to laws to govern its ramifications. It is just a matter of if one industry is going to be given the power to regulate others (hardware manufacturers etc.).

Not to seem patronising, but I think a lot of America needs to waken up and realise what is going on with their Government.

What is it called when an elected politician receives large donations of cash from a for-profit corporation in exchange for political favours at the expense of public interest ?
Click Here to find out.

Now, writing letters and phoning elected members of the various legislative bodies is all well and good, but to be brutally honest, ultimately futile.
Do you honestly imagine that anyone who receives millions of dollars of grey-area funding would be willing to give it all up simply because of a few letters ?

There is a much wider and more far-reaching issue at hand. The problem doesnt lie with the entertainment industry and their ridiculous attempts at monopoly control, the real problem is that of corruption within the Government system.

and its "apocryphal"

News for Nerds my eye...i bet these guys could code anything they wanted and correct peoples' syntax errors in 4 different programming languages, but, seriously...dont we speak this language people?!

how hard is this, dictionary.com (hell, i used it to make sure i was correcting correctly)

Can this "story" be confirmed?

Why is it that I can set my /. prefs to not filter AC comments, but any schmoe AC can post something to the front page?

I see no facts to back this up at all. I have a Yahoo ID, and have received nothing indicating a change in their policies regarding this.

Unless someone can corroborate this with some documented facts, I won't believe it.

As the article notes, this comes after floundering attempts to sell (through Dell, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard) the high-end Unisys machines pushed by these ads.

As the article notes, this comes after floundering attempts to sell (through Dell, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard) the high-end Unisys machines pushed by these ads.

It's heat resistant up to 100C and more or less inflammable.

This is such an unfortunate word...

Please, learn the proper English plural of the word 'virus.'

There's no need to be making up words in hopes of sounding smarter. You only end up looking silly.