1. Apache The infamous Sugarhill Gang song used by B-Boys around the world during fierce break-dance battles, or an open source web software application? “B-Boy Battle” by Andy Tyler. The final battles of the B-Boy crew competition at Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival at the Eveleigh Carriageworks in Sydney.
2. Allow me to introduce you to... The Apache Software Foundation. Similar to the B Boy Foundation, in that both are “Open Source”…..But not what we will be addressing today.
3. Apache HTTP Server OVERVIEW *Apache is a free open source, web server software. *It runs on “Windows 2000Netware 5.x and above, OS/2, most versions of Unix and several other operating systems.” *It was created by and is maintained by an open community of developers. *Because Apache is open source, and community developed it is in a state of constant upgrade and development.
4. Back In The Day On December 1, 1995 Apache 1.0 was launched thanks to the collaborative effort of about a dozen people performing various programming and devloping roles. Within a year it became the number one server on the internet.
5. The Lingo Open Source Software: Software that is often developed via a collaborative effort. Source code: Can be thought of as the program’s instructions, written in a particular programming language. Add-ons: Products that are “designed to compliment other products.
