Inboard brakes... not too common anymore for whatever reason. The only disadvantage I've personally heard given is the problem with cooling something in the 'middle' of the car. (Other than the obvious cost angle )
As far as the topic... I of course decline to sign this pointless petition.
Apache is pretty much the best choice... or LightHTTPD.
Does your ISP allow you to run servers? Good way to get your internet cut off if they don't. Another question is if they packet shape port 80 to keep you from running a HTTP server, I know a lot here in the US do it so you have to run on an arbitrary port. Kinda a pain in the ass.
What operating system are you going to run? Looking to setup PHP/SQL/etc? What are your monthly bandwidth limits (if any) and what is your max upload speed?