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Re:Indigenous tech group asks Apache Foundation to change it... by nitwit005 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @07:24PM (#34362321)
> The idea of the Apache as a singular, extinct tribe, one that put up a notable fight in the face of a conquering aggressor, is at the core of Natives in Tech's grievance.

It's a bit bizzare to be upset at the logic used to come up with the name, rather than be upset at the name being used.

It would have been fine if the guy naming the product had been less ignorant of history, or just hadn't written the logic down?

Re:Indigenous tech group asks Apache Foundation to change it... by mathman314 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @07:49PM (#34362510)
Originally it was a play on words "a patchy web server"
Re:Indigenous tech group asks Apache Foundation to change it... by nitwit005 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @08:19PM (#34362760)
As the article notes, this is not the case: https://www.apache.org/foundation/faq.html#name