Apache turns 15 [LWN.net]

The Apache HTTP server is celebrating its 15th anniversary. "February 23, 1994: Individual patch authors around the world are invited to join the 'new-httpd' mailing list to discuss enhancements and future releases of NCSA httpd. The Apache name was chosen for this new effort within the first few days of discussion, along with basic rules for email-based collaboration and a mission to replace the existing server with a standards-based, open source, and extensible software system."

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Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 16:50 UTC (Tue) by zeekec (subscriber, #2414) [Link]

Yes, but the first anniversary would have been February 23, 1995.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 17:24 UTC (Tue) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]

You're both right. And it's entering its 17th year of existence.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 17:25 UTC (Tue) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link]

Which was fifteen years ago. The anniversary fifteen years after the first anniversary is of necessity the sixteenth.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 17:27 UTC (Tue) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]

And Apache turned 16 and not 15, as the title says.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 20:27 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

Jon's a computer guy. He starts counting from zero.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 22:02 UTC (Tue) by markhb (guest, #1003) [Link]

The Untold Story: the Official Apache Numbering System is base 11.

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 23, 2010 23:12 UTC (Tue) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]

Does that make Feb 23, 1994 the -1st anniversary? And was errno set to EAGAIN?

Apache turns 16?!?

Posted Feb 24, 2010 12:04 UTC (Wed) by wingo (guest, #26929) [Link]

What an embarrassing press release, then!