Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:13:17 -0500 From: Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@icsmx.com> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache or AOLServer? Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010418171213.03538220@icsmx.com> In-Reply-To: <20010418180859.B69031@cec.wustl.edu> References: <000c01c0c856$3dd16690$1502290a@wmiller2K> <000c01c0c856$3dd16690$1502290a@wmiller2K>
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Just a little sample of where Apache stands.....
JB
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The April 2001 Netcraft Web Server Survey is out:
http://www.netcraft.com/survey/
Top Developers
Developer March 2001 Percent April 2001 Percent Change
Apache 17238004 60.25 17932251 62.55 2.30
Microsoft 5650634 19.75 5918319 20.64 0.89
iPlanet 1785337 6.24 1798490 6.27 0.03
Top Servers
Server March 2001 Percent April 2001 Percent Change
Apache 17238004 60.25 17932251 62.55 2.30
Microsoft-IIS 5648960 19.74 5916724 20.64 0.90
Netscape-Enterprise 1750429 6.12 1762872 6.15 0.03
Zeus 738068 2.58 779209 2.72 0.14
Rapidsite 395094 1.38 402829 1.41 0.03
thttpd 365445 1.28 369930 1.29 0.01
AOLserver 262650 0.92 272815 0.95 0.03
tigershark 182481 0.64 200620 0.70 0.06
WebSitePro 141737 0.50 119586 0.42 -0.08
Active Sites
Developer March 2001 Percent April 2001 Percent Change
Apache 6744817 61.13 7015250 61.67 0.54
Microsoft 2739893 24.83 2961984 26.04 1.21
iPlanet 251536 2.28 294594 2.59 0.31
At 18:08 18/04/01 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 03:23:43PM -0700, Walter Miller wrote:
> >
> > Any chance FreeBSD would use AOLServer for their website now that it's
> > open sourced? It seems like AOLServer would be a better fit for
> > FreeBSD than Apache based on the supposed performance and
> > multi-threaded lead it has (and has had for quite a while) over
> > Apache. I'm actually trying to decide for myself which one to go for
> > although I'm leaning towards AOLServer but maybe you guys have some
> > good reasons why Apache is the way to go.
>
>Um... next time, buy the *expensive* acid, okay?
>
>There's a reason 60% of the World Wide Web is powered by Apache... not
>only is it open source, but it's stable, works well, supports a wide
>variety of modules, and is highly configurable.
>
>I've never seen AOLserver. It may be the greatest web server there ever
>was. But let me tell you what I know:
>
>1) AOL's instant messenger clients and service are shitty on any
>platform.
>
>2) AOL's internet service and its clients are shitty.
>
>3) AOL owns Netscape, and Netscape is shitty.
>
>In all my experience with AOL and its products, I've never had a good
>experience. This leads me to be very cautious about anything they
>produce.
>
>It strikes me as odd that AOL would produce a web server; is this just
>the old-time Netscape server product renamed and repackaged?
>
>Until you can tell me who says that AOLserver outperforms Apache (AOL
>doesn't count), and who has had good experiences with it, I won't even
>begin to consider it as an Apache alternative. I fail to see
>multithreading as an immediate advantage.
>
>--
>Andrew Hesford
>ajh3@chmod.ath.cx
>
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