Nginx Overtakes Microsoft As No. 2 Web Server 340
tsamsoniw writes "With financial backing from the likes of Michael Dell and other venture capitalists, open source upstart Nginx has edged out Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Server) to hold the title of second-most widely used Web server among all active websites. What's more, according to Netcraft's January 2012 Web Server Survey, Nginx over the past month has gained market share among all websites, whereas competitors Apache, Microsoft, and Google each lost share."
Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
something that's actually legitimate for Netcraft to confirm!
Re:Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Wait.. BSD isn't dead?
In Soviet Russia... (Score:0, Funny)
..Nginx overtakes you!
Re:market share v. reality (Score:4, Funny)
We're a very large IT company here and we have maybe 3 RHEL servers (because Linux was the best option for the task) and a couple of thousand (including virtual) Windows servers.
Wow, it must suck to work where you work. Could you please tell me the name so that I may have nothing to do with it?
Re:Quality (Score:5, Funny)
So I say, why not just call it EngineX.
Just be thankful it's not named Libre Nginx.
Re:market share v. reality (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, it must suck to work where you work. Could you please tell me the name so that I may have nothing to do with it?
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond WA
Re:Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Wait.. BSD isn't dead?
They changed its name, they call it "Mac OS X" nowadays.
Re:Finally! (Score:4, Funny)