My names is Wyatt Barnett. I currently work as Director of IT at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association in Washington, DC, USA. I have used more than a few information retrieval/full text query systems in the past, but nothing has matched what one can do with Lucene.NET and a bit of c-sharp-fu. I also think that we are fast moving into a world with a veritable data firehose and any tool we can use to filter the data down to the relevent bits is very, very important.
I've got no Java background so I'm not sure how much help I can be with the porting process. Where I think I can help is: * Build automation -- why aren't we looking at making the porting process mechanically automated? I'll elaborate separately. * Community/support/evangalisim -- as a recovering liberal arts major I'm technically more qualified to write english than code. Unfortunately, my schedule is far too unpredictable to take on the role of a committer, but I would be honored to join as a contributor. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Peter Mateja <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to be listed as a Contributor as well. I don't think I'll be able > to devote the resources required to be a Commiter at this time, but I > definitely have an interest in the viability and growth of this port. > > My name is Peter Mateja. I currently work at Sonic Foundry, Inc., where > I've been working with Lucene.Net to develop a custom enterprise search > solution. Previously, I'd worked with Lucene.Java and Solr to index and > data mine hundreds of millions of forum and blog posts to drive social media > analysis at a small startup (Networked Insights). I live in the midwest > (Madison, WI). > > As you can see, I've worked with both languages / frameworks (Java and C# / > .Net). As a personal preference, I'd choose C# over Java, all other factors > being equal. I'm particularly interested in seeing Lucene.Net make use of > more .Net 3.0+ (well 3.5+ would be nice) features. I'd also love to see a > general purpose web service ala Solr that runs on the IIS stack, down the > line. > > Peter Mateja > [email protected] > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Glyn Darkin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Could you please add me to the list as a Contributor. >> >> My name is Glyn Darkin and I am the lead developer on >> www.tescoentertainment.com. I wrote the original search engine using >> Lucene.net. It has a product catalog of over 10million products being >> reindexed every night. >> Being able to implement an enterprise search solution with no license costs >> was fantastic. Unfortunately we now use Endeca, however I firmly believe >> that Lucene is as good as Endeca and I would bring it into any commercial >> project I was working on. I may even be able to bring it back into the site >> using it for the "Type Ahead" search. >> >> I have been developing ASP.Net websites for 8 years now and have been >> working with search technologies for over 2 years. >> >> Cheers >> >> Glyn >> >> >> >> >> On 31 Dec 2010, at 00:01, Troy Howard wrote: >> >> > All, >> > >> > I'm working on the Incubator Proposal now, and need to establish a >> > list of initial committers. >> > >> > So far, the following people have come forward and offered to be >> > committers (in alphabetical order): >> > >> > Alex Thompson >> > Ben Martz >> > Chris Currens >> > Heath Aldrich >> > Michael Herndon >> > Prescott Nasser >> > Scott Lombard >> > Simone Chiaretta >> > Troy Howard >> > >> > I would like to place an open request for any interested parties to >> > respond to this message with their request to be a Committer. For >> > people who are either on that list or for people who would like to be >> > added, please send a message explaining (briefly) why you think you >> > will be qualified to be involved in the project and specifically what >> > ways you hope to be able to contribute. >> > >> > One thing I would like to point out is that in the Apache world there >> > is a distinction between Committers and Contributors (aka developers). >> > See this link for details: >> > >> > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/participation.html#committer >> > >> > >> > Please consider whether or not you wish to be a Committer or a >> Contributor. >> > >> > Some quick rules of thumb: >> > >> > Committers: >> > >> > - Committers must be willing to submit a Contributor License Agreement >> > (CLA). See: http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas >> > >> > - Committers must have enough *consistent* free time to fulfill the >> > expectations of the ASF in terms of reporting, process, documentation >> > and remain responsive to the community in terms of communication and >> > listening to, considering, and discussing community opinion. These >> > kinds of tasks can consume a lot of time and are some of the first >> > things people stop down when they start running out of time. >> > >> > - A Committer may not even write code, but may simply accept, review >> > and commit code written by others. This is the primary responsibility >> > of a Committer -- to commit code, whether they wrote it themselves or >> > not >> > >> > - Committers may have to perform the unpleasant task of reject >> > contribution from Contributors and explain why in a fair and objective >> > manner. This can be frustrating and time consuming. You may need to >> > play the part of a mentor or engage in debates. You may even be proved >> > wrong and have to swallow your pride. >> > >> > - Committers have direct access to the source control and other >> > resources and so must be personally accountable for the quality of the >> > same and will need to operate under the process and restrictions ASF >> > expects >> > >> > >> > Contributors: >> > >> > - Contributors might have a lot of free time this month, but get >> > really busy next month and have no time at all. They can develop code >> > in short bursts but then drop off the face of the planet indefinitely >> > after that. >> > >> > - Contributors could focus on code only or work from a task list >> > without any need to interact with and be accountable to the community >> > (as this is the responsibility of the Committers) >> > >> > - Contributors can do one-time or infrequently needed tasks like >> > updating the website, documentation, wikis, etc.. >> > >> > - Contributors will need to have anything they create reviewed by a >> > Committer and ultimately included by a Committer. Some people find >> > this frustrating, if the Committers are slow to respond or critical of >> > their work. >> > >> > >> > So in your responses, please be clear about whether you would like to >> > offer your help as a Committer or as a Contributor. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Troy >> >> Glyn Darkin >> >> Darkin Systems Ltd >> Mob: 07961815649 >> Fax: 08717145065 >> Web: www.darkinsystems.com >> >> Company No: 6173001 >> VAT No: 906350835 >> >> >> >> >> >> >
