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Apache 2.0 Goes Gold!

Posted by krow on from the hell-freezes-over-news-at-5 dept.

The Apache Software Foundation's Apache HTTP Server, version 2.0.35, has now been released for General Availability. You can find the official announcement, and download the server, from their website. Be sure to try a mirror first. Congratulations to the HTTP Server Project for getting the final release out. If you are wondering about it being usable in a production environment, you should poke around Slashdot's servers and see if you are surprised (now if only mod_perl was finished we could move more of our servers over to using the new release).

The HTTP Server Project is now recommending this release for use on production websites. 2.0.35 is now considered their best release and should be used in preference to all older versions (including the 1.3 series). A few of the new features are:

  • higher performance over 1.3
  • multiple operational models: threaded, hybrid multi-processes and multi-threaded
  • specific request processing for Windows, Netware, BeOS, and OS/2
  • integrated SSL and WebDAV support
  • improved HTTP proxy support
  • I/O layering and filtering

15 of 325 comments (clear)

  1. Good news! by quantaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now www.wehavethewayout.com can upgrade back to a real server now!

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  2. The Pipe of Death by James_G · · Score: 5, Funny
    *) Remove all signals from the worker MPM's child process. Instead, the parent uses the Pipe of Death for all communication with the child processes. [Ryan Bloom]

    The Pipe of Death? Does this conjur up images of developers sitting around a room saying things like.. "Man.. pass the pipe of death.. I need a hit", followed by lots of giggling and an unbelievable craving for chocolate and/or chinese food?

    No? Um, ok.. must be just me then..

    1. Re:The Pipe of Death by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 5, Funny
      "The Pipe of Death? Does this conjur up images of developers sitting around a room saying things like.. "Man.. pass the pipe of death.. I need a hit", followed by lots of giggling and an unbelievable craving for chocolate and/or chinese food?"

      I was thinking more along the lines of 'I will club you over the skull with the pipe of Death. It has +7 attack versus Trolls and +6 defence against Moderators.'

  3. Playing it safe by Torinaga-Sama · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or maybe playing it lazy, I will wait a little while longer to upgrade. When I was younger I like being the first kid on my block to get the new toy. Now I am older and I don't even like going outside...

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  4. Better performance? by Cutriss · · Score: 3, Funny

    higher performance over 1.3

    Really? I guess we'll find out in just a few minutes exactly *how* much more performance 2.0 has over 1.3... :)

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  5. Re:Work with OSX? by doooras · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just use VirtualPC with a Linux OS Pack.

    unless, of course, you want it to run at a usable speed...

  6. Changelog by cscx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Example of open source at its best:

    Changes since 2.0.32-beta:

    *) connection.c: changed ++j to j++ in an attempt to fix a bug in mod_rewrite [Brian Pane]

    *) connection.c: changed ++i to ++j in honor of myself [Joe Orton]

    *) connection.c: fuck you guys, ++i is better [Justin Erenkrantz]

    *) connection.c: changed i += 1 to i++ for better performance [Graham Leggett]

    *) connection.c: changed i = i + 1 to i += 1 [Ian Holsman]

    [...]

    1. Re:Changelog by cpeterso · · Score: 3, Funny


      this explains it. No wonder Apache was stuck on version 1 for so long!! ;)

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  7. I'll run Apache 2.0 by Saint+Aardvark · · Score: 5, Funny

    when its version number is the same as my Linux 7.2.

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    1. Re:I'll run Apache 2.0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're still using Linux 7.2? You should switch to the new AOL 8.0, it's better.

  8. Journalistic ethics in action... ;-) by stienman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, when it's something Slashdot depends on, they not only wait for the official announcement, they wait until they've downloaded it before printing it!

    :-D

    -Adam

  9. too much spare time methinks by rtscts · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only the Linux kernel changelog was so detailed (it'd be bigger than the kernel itself)

    Apache: *) connection.c: changed ++i to ++j in honor of myself [Joe Orton]

    LinuxKernel: VM tweaks [read: ripped the arse out of the kernel and replaced it with someone else's]

  10. Re:recent benchmarks? by green+pizza · · Score: 3, Funny

    Performance isn't an issue unless you're still running it on a 486. ;-)

    Sun SPARCstation 20, more than enough power... but hey, I'll take any extra performance I can get! :-D

  11. CowboyNeal by vlad_petric · · Score: 3, Funny


    It should be: "on CowboyNeal, which I rooted"

    Got root?
    The Raven.

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  12. When Slashdot runs it? by plaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't Slashdot already running it? I guess it still has a few bugs in it though...

    When mod_perl runs 857 / 649%
    When it becomes 2.1 1008 / 763%
    Brian B spins it urban style 390 / 295%
    Slashdot runs it 708 / 536%
    Already running it, thank you 455 / 344%
    On CowboyNeals box, which I've r00t3d 2594 / 1965%

    132 total votes.

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