Updates dated language on the main website#37
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| <p class="apache"> </p> | ||
| <a href="/"> | ||
| <img alt="" width="800" height="72" src="/images/httpd_logo_wide_new.png" /> | ||
| <img alt="Apache HTTP Server" src="/images/httpd_logo_wide_new.png" id="site-logo" /> |
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I am not sure this alt value is necessary/best. I don't master a11y, but this plays the role of a link to the homepage; perhaps there can be an invisible "Homepage" link, or the value should be "Homepage".
| April 1996. It has celebrated its 25th birthday as a project in February 2020. | ||
| - **Flexible configuration** — .htaccess per-directory config, virtual hosts, dynamic module loading | ||
| - **Security** — TLS/SSL, authentication modules, fine-grained access control | ||
| - **Performance** — event MPM, HTTP/2, content caching, reverse proxy |
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MPMs are an Apache httpd concept. Someone who does not know httpd won't even know what MPM means, let alone what the event MPM is, so:
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| - **Performance** — event MPM, HTTP/2, content caching, reverse proxy | |
| - **Performance** — HTTP/2, content caching, reverse proxy |
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| Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life. The final release was 2.2.34 (July 2017). | ||
| No further patches, bug fixes, or security updates will be provided. | ||
| Users should upgrade to 2.4.x. |
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As far as I know, EOL is not an adjective.
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| Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life. The final release was 2.2.34 (July 2017). | |
| No further patches, bug fixes, or security updates will be provided. | |
| Users should upgrade to 2.4.x. | |
| Apache httpd 2.2 reached end-of-life. The final release was 2.2.34 (July 2017). | |
| No further patches, bug fixes, or security updates will be provided. | |
| Users should upgrade to 2.4. |
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| Get the latest release from the [download page](/download.cgi). | ||
| Please [verify](/download.cgi#verify) your downloads. |
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I know this is entirely pre-existing, but if I may, the verification sentence is superfluous (and funny). The download page already asks for that in bold.
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| Get the latest release from the [download page](/download.cgi). | |
| Please [verify](/download.cgi#verify) your downloads. | |
| Get the latest release from the [download page](/download.cgi). |
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| </div> | ||
| </div><!-- /#site-wrapper --> | ||
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type is required in XHTML:
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| A fast, reliable, and extensible open-source web server for modern | ||
| operating systems. Apache httpd powers everything from personal sites to | ||
| mission-critical production infrastructure with: |
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Is Novell NetWare a “modern operating system”?😁 I feel the portability point already addresses that, so I suggest just:
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| A fast, reliable, and extensible open-source web server for modern | |
| operating systems. Apache httpd powers everything from personal sites to | |
| mission-critical production infrastructure with: | |
| The Apache HTTP Server (httpd) is a fast, reliable, and extensible open-source | |
| web server which powers everything from personal sites to | |
| mission-critical production infrastructure with: |
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Update the front page to focus on httpd's capabilities rather than project history.
Changes:
Hero section: Replace the introductory text with a feature-focused overview highlighting configuration, security, performance, extensibility, and portability
2.2 EOL section: Trim to a brief factual statement — removed time-relative language that will keep aging
Download section: Removed references to the mirror network and specific signature technologies; simplified to point at the download and verify pages