RE: iSeries apache is not open source?? was : Did IBMHijackApache????

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Martin Rowe
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 12:31 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: iSeries apache is not open source?? was : Did IBM
HijackApache????

>> And if iSeries apache is closed source, IBM is also detracting from the
>> Apache brand name that it is benefiting from.   The marketplace trusts
>> apache to be rock solid and portable because of its open source nature.
>>If iSeries apache is not open source then that claim is no longer true.

>IBM market/describe their server as the IBM HTTP server based on Apache,
>rather than actually calling it the Apache server. The license requires
>that:
>
> * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Apache",
> *    nor may "Apache" appear in their name, without prior written
> *    permission of the Apache Software Foundation.
>
>so I assume IBM have requested the use of 'based on Apache' from the group.

Martin,

In infocenter, the apache server is titled "The HTTP Server (powered by
Apache)".

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/rzahgebus.htm

This implies to me that the http server is open source apache, bug free and
extendable by the marketplace.  But like you said, if the ASF ok'd the
wording, and the binary only availability, then who am I to contend
otherwise.

It does lead back to the point of the OP, has IBM hijacked apache?

Steve