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Modified: . index.html Log: Updated the front page with 1) 1.2.5 announcement 2) >50% announcement 3) overdue announcement of binary version of 1.3b3 for Win32 Revision Changes Path 1.47 +17 -39 apache-site/index.html Index: index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-site/index.html,v retrieving revision 1.46 retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -r1.46 -r1.47 --- index.html 1997/11/20 16:34:33 1.46 +++ index.html 1998/01/07 03:07:42 1.47 @@ -52,25 +52,20 @@ <HR> -<H2 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache 1.2.4 Now Available</H2> +<H2 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache 1.2.5 Now Available</H2> <P><BLOCKQUOTE> -Apache 1.2.4 is now available. This is a maintenance release, with numerous -bug fixes from 1.2.1 (Apache 1.2.2 was never released and Apache 1.2.3 was -available for two days only). The 1.2 series has been well tested and is a -stable platform. If you are running any beta of 1.2, or any older version of -the Apache HTTP server, you should upgrade to this release for both stability -and security reasons. - -<p><FONT COLOR="red">Important Note:</FONT>We just discovered a bug in 1.2.3 -for mod_proxy. Proxy users should apply the patch in the -<A HREF="dist/patches/apply_to_1.2.3/">1.2.3 patch directory</A> or directly -use the current 1.2.4 release which includes this patch. +Apache 1.2.5 is now available. This is a maintenance release, with +numerous bug fixes from 1.2.4, including a few security-related fixes. +The 1.2 series has been well tested and is a stable platform. If you +are running any beta of 1.2, or any older version of the Apache HTTP +server, you should upgrade to this release for both stability and +security reasons. </BLOCKQUOTE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> -<a href="dist/">Download Apache 1.2.4</a> | +<a href="dist/">Download Apache 1.2.5</a> | <a href="docs/new_features_1_2.html">New Features in Apache 1.2</a> <P><HR> @@ -81,18 +76,11 @@ <P><BLOCKQUOTE> -Apache 1.3b3 is the second public beta of the forthcoming Apache 1.3 Server. -Apache 1.3 includes several new enhancements, improvements and -performance boosts, but the most visible addition is the ability to run -under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and 95. At present it is available in source -format only, so a compiler is neccessary to use it (Microsoft Visual C++ -5.0 for Windows). If you are using, or had previously tried the -1.3a1 or 1.3b2 releases, please upgrade to 1.3b3 at your earliest convenience. - -<p><FONT COLOR="red">Important Note:</FONT> Apache 1.3b1 was never formally -released. Thus, the first public beta release was 1.3b2. Since 1.3b3 is -still a beta release, it undoubtedly has its share of warts and bugs. -Although it has been tested somewhat strenuously, your mileage may vary. +Apache 1.3b3 is the second public beta of the forthcoming Apache 1.3 +Server. Apache 1.3 includes several new enhancements, improvements +and performance boosts, but the most visible addition is the ability +to run under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and 95. A compiled NT/95 binary +version of the server is now available as a separate download. </BLOCKQUOTE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> @@ -103,24 +91,14 @@ <P><HR> -<H2 ALIGN="CENTER">Important Information about Java and HTTP/1.1</H2> - -<P><BLOCKQUOTE>There are known problems with older versions of the Java -class libraries and the HTTP/1.1 protocol used by Apache 1.2 and other -servers. See our page describing the -<A HREF="info/jdk-102.html">JDK 1.0.2 compatibility issue</A> for -details.</BLOCKQUOTE> - -<P><HR> - <H2 ALIGN="CENTER">The Number One HTTP Server On The Internet</H2> <P><BLOCKQUOTE>Apache has been the most popular web server on the -Internet since April of 1996. The November 1997 WWW server <a +Internet since April of 1996. The January 1998 WWW server <a href="http://www.netcraft.co.uk/Survey/";>site survey by Netcraft</a> -found that more web servers were using Apache than any other -software. Apache and its derivatives totaled 49.97% of all web -sites on the Internet. +found that over 50% of the web sites on the Internet are using Apache +and its derivatives - thus making it more widely used than all other +web servers combined. <P>The Apache project has been organized in an attempt to answer some of the concerns regarding active development of a public domain HTTP
