1. Apache The infamous Sugarhill Gang song used by B-Boys around the world during fierce break-dance battles, or an open source web software application? “B-Boy Battle” by Andy Tyler. The final battles of the B-Boy crew competition at Platform 3 Hip Hop Festival at the Eveleigh Carriageworks in Sydney.

2. Allow me to introduce you to... The Apache Software Foundation. Similar to the B Boy Foundation, in that both are “Open Source”…..But not what we will be addressing today.

3. Apache HTTP Server OVERVIEW *Apache is a free open source, web server software. *It runs on “Windows 2000Netware 5.x and above, OS/2, most versions of Unix and several other operating systems.” *It was created by and is maintained by an open community of developers. *Because Apache is open source, and community developed it is in a state of constant upgrade and development.

4. Back In The Day On December 1, 1995 Apache 1.0 was launched thanks to the collaborative effort of about a dozen people performing various programming and devloping roles. Within a year it became the number one server on the internet.

5. The Lingo Open Source Software: Software that is often developed via a collaborative effort. Source code: Can be thought of as the program’s instructions, written in a particular programming language. Add-ons: Products that are “designed to compliment other products.

6. The Players

7. Apache…Getting The Job Done

8. The Downlow…er….download.

9. In The Mix

10. How Can I Be Down?

11. References http://bit.ly/quV6Wnartsmaniab boy photo “B-Boy Battling” by Andy Tyler http://www.apache.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/Apache_Web_server.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/03/18/apache-dominates-the-top-100-websites-iis-still-far-behind/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/241936/apache_asserts_openoffice_stewardship.html https://www.facebook.com/pages/Apache/6538157161 http://twitter.com/#!/TheASF