On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:19:50 +0000, Timothy Murphy <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Aly Dharshi wrote: > > > You have to remember that Fedora Core is considered bleeding edge ! So > > newbies should use at their own risk. :) > > That's a silly remark, IMHO. > FC-3 is meant to work, isn't it? > If it doesn't work on some machine that's a bug, > not a matter of being "bleeding edge". > > >> - The description of the httpd package doesn't mention Apache > > I've wondered about this. > (I think it predates FC-3, though.) > Why has Apache suddenly become a forbidden word? > Is it a licensing issue? > [snip] Quite simple actually. From www.apache.org home page: "The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users." httpd just happens to be the most well known software supported by, and associated with, apache. Others include spamassassin, tomcat, jakarta... -- Leonard Isham, CISSP Ostendo non ostento.
