Covalent And Redhat Developing 64 bit Apache

Posted by Hemos on Monday November 18, 2002 @02:07AM from the building-it-better-and-faster dept.

ruiner5000 writes "Well it is official. AMD has just sent out a press release announcing that Covalent and Redhat are developing a 64 bit version of Apache. "Covalent is developing 64-bit compatibility because we believe the upcoming AMD Opteron processor-based server systems will deliver superior performance and reliability for our easy-to-install Apache project server software," said Mark Douglas, senior vice president of engineering, Covalent Technologies. "Compatibility is essential, and we are cooperatively working to ensure optimal performance with the upcoming AMD Opteron processors." "

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Tux? by Russellkhan · 2002-11-22 22:00 · Score: 1, Redundant

I thought that RedHat was pushing their Tux webserver these days? Last I knew they were making all kinds of crazy claims about it being better, stronger and faster than Apache. Why would they support Apache then?

Is it just to get hold of some of AMD's cash?

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