>>Is the rest of the PMC interested in seeing this happen? (I
>am and will
>>be the PMC sponsor).
>>
>>Lucene is a Java based search engine. Current license is
>LGPL, but Doug
>>is willing to switch things over to us. It has a developer
>community and
>>a user base (yes, I have commit status). Doug is a search
>engine god and
>>knows his stuff and this is a really top notch product. Years ago, he
>>worked on the vtwin project within Apple and I was an
>external alpha/beta
>>test member of that project as well.
>>
>>It will fit in well with Jakarta because this is something
>that a lot of
>>server based projects can use (and already do). Switching the
>license is
>>also a big plus for the code base. Having it under Jakarta
>will also give
>>it more visibility and I'm sure the project will thrive.
>>
>>He doesn't really have the time to maintain the project any
>longer, but
>>since there is an active community around it already, brining
>it within
>>Jakarta will bring over those developers and they all want to
>work within
>>Jakarta.
>>
>>Watcha think?
I'm using htdig for years but let'shave a look
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