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Apache 2.0 Goes Gold!
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
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did that headline remind anyone else of Netscape 3.0 GOLD?
back when nutscrape was a "good" browser...
--sorry for the OT--
When running netscape 2.02 on win3.11 it would always crash when trying to download version 3.0. Ah waiting 3 hours for it on a 14.4 modem....
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This site uses the Apache webserver and encourages you to test its power.
i just gave myself blue balls from readin this article!@$%!
"you sonofabitch i didn't know!"
AWSOME! slashdot is just copying off of k5 again, but whatever
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fear my default 0 score.
Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard
yes.
It was a joke, you stupid cretin.
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Damn 2387% of Slashdotters have rooted CowboyNeals' box. Talk about security issues.
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No reason to switch to Apache 2.0 for me.