[Bug 70114] README outdated (“the mos t popular web server on the Internet”)

https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D70114

--- Comment #1 from Rich Bowen <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Philippe Cloutier from comment #0)
> The =E2=80=9CWhat is it?=E2=80=9D section of the README starts with:
> > The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant we=
b server.  Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP Server, i=
t has grown to be the most popular web server on the Internet.
> >=20
> I find this misleading, implying or strongly suggesting that httpd is the
> most popular web server on the Internet. But as reported in ticket #70039,
> according to a survey Apache itself cites, httpd would not have been #1 f=
or
> 7 to 10 years.

Noted.

> By the way:
> 1. Even in technical circles, very few know the NCSA HTTP Server.

That does not make the statement inaccurate. It is a historical note.

> 2. The paragraph=E2=80=99s last sentence suggests httpd is not yet =E2=80=
=9Crobust,
> commercial-grade, standards-based server with freely available
> source code=E2=80=9D.

No, it does not suggest that at all. It suggests that these are tenets by w=
hich
design decisions are made.

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