RE: 2.0.35 related: Website tweak, upgrade apache.org servers
-Original Message- From: Sander Striker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 1:23 PM http://httpd.apache.org still shows: Apache 1.3.24 is the best version of Apache currently available; everyone running 1.2.X servers or earlier are strongly urged to upgrade to 1.3, as there will not be any further 1.2.X releases. At present, the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. We probably want to demote 1.3 a bit. What bothers me is the statement the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. Are there any chances to get rid of that (IMO stupid) Win32 port warning stuffs. If the Win32 port is not as stable as the UNIX one, how the stable is UNIX Solaris compared to UNIX AIX, UNIX Linux, etc... And on the other hand what is the Win32 port? Is it Windows 95, Windows NT 4, 2000, or XP? MT.
RE: 2.0.35 related: Website tweak, upgrade apache.org servers
From: Mladen Turk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 April 2002 13:53 http://httpd.apache.org still shows: Apache 1.3.24 is the best version of Apache currently available; everyone running 1.2.X servers or earlier are strongly urged to upgrade to 1.3, as there will not be any further 1.2.X releases. At present, the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. We probably want to demote 1.3 a bit. What bothers me is the statement the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. This is not in the 2.0 part of the page. This only goes for 1.3. In the 2.0 section: This version of Apache is known to work on many versions of Unix, BeOS, OS/2, Windows, and Netware. Because of many of the advancements in Apache 2.0, the initial release of Apache is expected to perform equally well on all supported platforms Are there any chances to get rid of that (IMO stupid) Win32 port warning stuffs. No need, there is no warning ;) If the Win32 port is not as stable as the UNIX one, how the stable is UNIX Solaris compared to UNIX AIX, UNIX Linux, etc... See above. And on the other hand what is the Win32 port? Is it Windows 95, Windows NT 4, 2000, or XP? I think that we can safely assume that Apache 2.0 was targetted at Windows NT 4 and up. I personally wouldn't want to have to worry about Windows 9x (for obvious reasons I think). MT. Sander
RE: 2.0.35 related: Website tweak, upgrade apache.org servers
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Mladen Turk wrote: http://httpd.apache.org still shows: Apache 1.3.24 is the best version of Apache currently available; everyone running 1.2.X servers or earlier are strongly urged to upgrade to 1.3, as there will not be any further 1.2.X releases. At present, the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. Whoops, sorry, forgot to look at that part. I just removed that whole paragraph. --Cliff -- Cliff Woolley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charlottesville, VA
RE: 2.0.35 related: Website tweak, upgrade apache.org servers
At 06:18 AM 4/6/2002, you wrote: From: Mladen Turk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 06 April 2002 13:53 What bothers me is the statement the Win32 port of Apache is not as stable as the UNIX version. This is not in the 2.0 part of the page. This only goes for 1.3. In the 2.0 section: This version of Apache is known to work on many versions of Unix, BeOS, OS/2, Windows, and Netware. Because of many of the advancements in Apache 2.0, the initial release of Apache is expected to perform equally well on all supported platforms Exactly the point. The 1.3 Win32 port is certainly not as stable or robust as Unix... that warning [whenever 1.3 is mentioned] is still needed. And on the other hand what is the Win32 port? Is it Windows 95, Windows NT 4, 2000, or XP? I think that we can safely assume that Apache 2.0 was targetted at Windows NT 4 and up. I personally wouldn't want to have to worry about Windows 9x (for obvious reasons I think). Correct. Win9x has never been 'supported' [surprize] but we have always taken the position, if it works for you, great. Pre-9x won't work at all, WinNT 4.0 SP5 or later is required for WinSock2 and some other bugs. WinXP has a broken afd.sys that must be patched. Some 3rd party VPN clients are borked. So we can't really say This Just Works on every OS... but hopefully the easier query and filing options in Bugzilla will help folks identify specific problems with specific Win9x or even Netware, OS2 and Unix family kernels. Bill Bill
