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It's a fair question. In 1995/96 when the kerfuffle went down, the number links on web were nothing by today's standard. Heck, I remember reading discussion sur
by jcr 14y ago
It's a fair question. In 1995/96 when the kerfuffle went down,
the number links on web were nothing by today's standard. Heck,
I remember reading discussion surrounding the disagreement on
usenet, and at the time, the web was still fairly new.
The main issue I wanted to point out is how their revisionist
history is entirely disingenuous, and their refusal to give the
domain to the Apache Nation pretty much proves the level of
respect they really have for the Native American tribe.
As a person with the first name of "John" I'm certainly aware
of how easy it is for a single name to be shared, but sadly,
domain names don't work that way.
Oddly enough, it seems someone has edited wikipedia to match
the revisionist history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server
- withoutthis 14y agoIt states clearly right here what it stood for: http://web.archive.org/web/19970415054031/www.apache.org/info.html http://web.archive.org/web/19970415054031/www.apache.org/inf... Why is it called Apache? The Apache group was formed around a number of people who provided patch files that had been written for NCSA httpd 1.3. The result after combining them was A PAtCHy server. Give up trying your hardest to be offended.
- Botono 14y agoYes, it clearly states that on a snapshot of their old web site. They are now going around and changing that information on current web sites. Hence the cries of "revisionist". In fact, their current site says that the "A PAtCHy" version is incorrect, in spite of the snapshot you linked. "Secondarily, and more popularly (though incorrectly) accepted, it's a considered cute name which stuck. Apache is "A PAtCHy server"." http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ#Why_the_name_.22Apache.22.3F http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ#Why_the_name_.22Apache.22.3...