I remember in the late 90s being excited to root for Apache every month when the new Netcraft survey would come out and show Apache's continued dominance over IIS and other rivals. I remember the FUD around Apache, and having to explain to people that I worked with that "a patchy" server was one that was being actively worked on and improved, and that wasn't a bad thing. I'm happy that Apache and Linux ended up being accepted and widely used -- for a while I had real fears of a dystopian future where the world ran on an IIS/Windows platform. Happy birthday Apache, I'm glad you made it.
