>>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 8:37 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > Now I'm confused. I've seen flat denials among these lists from IBM > employees that IBM's HTTPD is Apache-derived. But which HTTPD? So: > > o How many HTTP servers does IBM supply for z/OS? Currently, only one: IBM HTTP Server (IHS). WAS is not a web server, it is a Web Application Server, i.e., a J2EE monster.
> o Which one(s) are Apache-derived? Since there's only one, all of them. :) If you go back and do some Google searches, you'll likely find the various stories of how IBM got involved with open source software to start with. To summarize, they decided it was silly to continue to develop/maintain an IBM web server when Apache was already being used by 60% of the world. The Apache license allows you to take their source, modify it, and turn around and license the package for profit, which is what they've done. They think of it as their mods adding value to the whole package, making it worth people paying for. > I assume this is in addition to the customers' building pure Apache > for z/OS. Right. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
