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<li><a href="#background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></li>
<li><a href="#background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP
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<h3><a name="background.what-is-apache" id="background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></h3>
<p>The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization, originating from the development of the Apache HTTPD
Server. For details on the history of the ASF, please see the
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<h3><a name="background.what-is-httpd" id="background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP Server?</a></h3>
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<li>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server</li>
<li>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)</li>
<li>is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules</li>
<li>can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache module
API</li>
<li>provides full source code and comes with an
<a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">unrestrictive
license</a></li>
<li>runs on Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/9x, Netware 5.x and above, OS/2,
and most versions of Unix, as well as several other operating
systems</li>
<li>is actively being developed</li>
<li>encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and
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<p>Apache is run on millions of Internet servers.
It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache
HTTP Server Project maintains rigorous standards before releasing new
versions of our server, and our server runs without a hitch on over
70% of all WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show
up, we release patches and new versions as soon as they are
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