Once upon a time ... mid 1994

• Rob McCool and the NCSA httpd 1.3

  • public domain source code
  • beta testers

• Mosaic (Netscape) Communications grabs RobM

  • NCSA httpd development stagnates

• Rewrite of HTTP specification begins

• Patches proliferate

  • webmasters exchange patches via www-talk@info.cern.ch

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