The continuous growth of the Web depends on the availability
of a simple yet powerful mechanism for exchanging information on the Internet.
The purpose of the work proposed here is to design the next generation
of the HTTP protocol that fulfills this purpose and at the same time preserves
a simplistic design: complex features should be built on a simple base.
Nearby you can find the HTTP/1.x
Activity and the HTTP/1.x Overview
Simon Spero launched the first HTTP-NG proposal in 1995 which attracted
much attention. Here is some of the original information