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That is almost certainly a retcon - their FAQ used to say otherwise, back in the late 1990s: > Why the name "Apache"? > A cute name which stuck. Apache is "A
by jointhehorse 3y ago
That is almost certainly a retcon - their FAQ used to say otherwise, back in the late 1990s:
> Why the name "Apache"?
> A cute name which stuck. Apache is "A PAtCHy server". It was based on some existing code and a series of "patch files".
https://web.archive.org/web/19970106233141/http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#name https://web.archive.org/web/19970106233141/http://www.apache...
- sprayk 3y agoHm, interesting. I guess they both could be true, like I could totally see myself sitting around trying to come up with a fun name for my software project and being influenced by a film I saw the previous weekend. But given that the documentary where the quote originated smells more like marketing than anything else, I would not be surprised at all if this were indeed a retcon. I wish the docu was still up.
- eddythompson80 3y agoWhen Microsoft started getting into the web server business with the gift that keeps on giving that’s IIS, they were using that “patchy server” as a dig on Apache and how more professional IIS is. The Apache project then scrubbed it from all their docs.