“Apache Now Supporting Open-Source WebDAV module and the
Writable Web.“
“webdav.org (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) and
the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) today introduced an add-on to
the Apache HTTP Server that will provide its 9 million users
unprecedented control of information on the Web. With the release
of the mod_dav module, authored by one of the ASF’s volunteer
contributors, the world’s number one Web server gains new power.
mod_dav adds WebDAV capabilities to the Apache HTTP Server, an
open-source software product. With this addition, the ASF ensures
its users will have the most secure, efficient, and extensible
server available.”
“The introduction of mod_dav version 1.0 is a significant step
toward the WebDAV vision of a collaborative, writable Web. Today,
Web browsing is primarily done in a read-only manner. This was not
the original conception of the Web in early 1990, which could both
read and write in the editor/browser. By providing a full-featured,
standards-compliant, open-source implementation of the WebDAV
protocol, I am hopeful many more communities will be able to use it
and reap the benefits of remote collaboration,” said Greg Stein,
author of mod_dav version 1.0.”