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Author: perrin
Date: Sat May 28 20:06:14 2005
New Revision: 178919
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=178919&view=rev
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changes to conform to NY Times stule guide, courtesy of Suzanne Ito, public relations queen
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--- perl/modperl/docs/trunk/work_in_progress/press_release.txt (original)
+++ perl/modperl/docs/trunk/work_in_progress/press_release.txt Sat May 28 20:06:14 2005
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@
http://perl.apache.org/, May 23 - The Apache Software Foundation and The
Apache Perl Project are pleased to announce the release of mod_perl
-version 2.0. With this release, it is now possible to write Apache 2 web
+version 2.0. With this release, it is now possible to write Apache 2 Web
server modules entirely in Perl, bringing a powerful mix of rapid
-development and high-performance to web applications. "We're really
+development and high performance to Web applications. "We're really
pleased with the amount of new Apache 2 functionality we are able to
provide to perl developers in mod_perl 2," said Geoffrey Young, one of
the leaders of the project.
The mod_perl project brings together the full power of the Perl
-programming language and the Apache web server, two of the greatest
+programming language and the Apache Web server, two of the greatest
success stories in open source software. By exposing the Apache 2 API
from Perl, mod_perl 2 offers a level of access and flexibility not
-available in other high-level web development solutions. More than just
+available in other high-level Web development solutions. More than just
an accelerator for CGI scripts, mod_perl is a whole new way to create
-dynamic content by utilizing the full power of the Apache web server to
+dynamic content by utilizing the full power of the Apache Web server to
create stateful sessions, customized user authentication systems, smart
proxies and much more.
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
E- mail security company MailChannels (http://www.mailchannels.com/) has
been using the new protocol modules feature in mod_perl 2.0 to build
-mail proxies in their assured delivery products. âFor us, there really
-was no other viable alternative,â said Ken Simpson, CEO. MailChannels
-chose the mod_perl platform to develop on for âthe reliability,
-portability, and scalability of Apache.â
+mail proxies in their assured delivery products. "For us, there really
+was no other viable alternative," said Ken Simpson, CEO. MailChannels
+chose the mod_perl platform to develop on for "the reliability,
+portability, and scalability of Apache."
This release has received extensive testing, both from automated tests
built with the new Apache::Test framework and from users. The
-scalability of mod_perl as a web-development platform is well-
+scalability of mod_perl as a Web-development platform is well-
established, with major companies like Ticketmaster
(http://www.ticketmaster.com/) doing billions of dollars of business on
it yearly. Performance compares favorably with PHP and Java solutions in
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@
advertising company WhenU (http://www.whenu.com/) delivers more than
twelve million dynamic pages per day with mod_perl.
-Because the project is open source and free to participate in, many
+Because the project is open source and participation is free, many
modules compatible with mod_perl 2.0 are already available. In addition,
-Perl brings it's famously extensive CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive
-Network) to the table, putting libraries for database interaction, XML
+Perl brings it's famously extensive Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
+(CPAN) to the table, putting libraries for database interaction, XML
manipulation, HTML templating, and everything else developers need to
-build modern web sites at their fingertips.
+build modern Web sites at their fingertips.
-For more information, visit the mod_perl web site at
+For more information, visit the mod_perl Web site at
http://perl.apache.org/.
About the Apache Software Foundation:
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
financial support for the Apache open-source software projects. Formerly
-known as the Apache Group, the Foundation incorporated as a membership-
+known as the Apache Group, the foundation incorporated as a membership-
based, not-for-profit corporation to ensure that the Apache projects
continue to exist beyond the participation of individual volunteers, to
enable contributions of intellectual property and financial support, and
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