There's been discussion in the open source world about a decline in the popularity of the dominant Apache web server. These concerned are fueled largely by the Netcraft survey of the internet, which shows a 20% decline in Apache's market share over the last three years, from a high near 70% to the 50% or so it enjoys today. But bearing in mind the old saw about lies and statistics, it's worth digging a bit more to see what these numbers mean.
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