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diff --git a/docs/en/cowboy/2.5/guide/introduction.asciidoc b/docs/en/cowboy/2.5/guide/introduction.asciidoc deleted file mode 100644 index 1f9b52e4..00000000 --- a/docs/en/cowboy/2.5/guide/introduction.asciidoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -[[introduction]] -== Introduction - -Cowboy is a small, fast and modern HTTP server for Erlang/OTP. - -Cowboy aims to provide a complete xref:modern_web[modern Web stack]. -This includes HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, Websocket, Server-Sent Events and -Webmachine-based REST. - -Cowboy comes with functions for introspection and tracing, enabling -developers to know precisely what is happening at any time. Its modular -design also easily enable developers to add instrumentation. - -Cowboy is a high quality project. It has a small code base, is very -efficient (both in latency and memory use) and can easily be embedded -in another application. - -Cowboy is clean Erlang code. It includes hundreds of tests and its code -is fully compliant with the Dialyzer. It is also well documented and -features a Function Reference, a User Guide and numerous Tutorials. - -=== Prerequisites - -Beginner Erlang knowledge is recommended for reading this guide. - -Knowledge of the HTTP protocol is recommended but not required, as it -will be detailed throughout the guide. - -=== Supported platforms - -Cowboy is tested and supported on Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and OSX. - -Cowboy has been reported to work on other platforms, but we make no -guarantee that the experience will be safe and smooth. You are advised -to perform the necessary testing and security audits prior to deploying -on other platforms. - -Cowboy is developed for Erlang/OTP 19.0 and newer. - -=== License - -Cowboy uses the ISC License. - ----- -Copyright (c) 2011-2017, Loïc Hoguin <[email protected]> - -Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any -purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above -copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. - -THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES -WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF -MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR -ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES -WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN -ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF -OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ----- - -=== Versioning - -Cowboy uses http://semver.org/[Semantic Versioning 2.0.0]. - -=== Conventions - -In the HTTP protocol, the method name is case sensitive. All standard -method names are uppercase. - -Header names are case insensitive. When using HTTP/1.1, Cowboy converts -all the request header names to lowercase. HTTP/2 requires clients to -send them as lowercase. Any other header name is expected to be provided -lowercased, including when querying information about the request or -when sending responses. - -The same applies to any other case insensitive value. |