Someone has already put up lucene.net version 2.9.2.2 on nuget.
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] < casper...@caspershouse.com> wrote: > +1 on nuget. This would expand Lucene.NET's exposure big time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wyatt Barnett [mailto:wyatt.barn...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 2:58 AM > To: lucene-net-dev > Subject: Re: Proposal Stage: PR/Marketing/Branding > > Some ideas to pursue: > > 1) Get lucene into nuget. Given nuget has Microsoft's weight behind > it, it is going to become the defacto way people find .NET libraries. > This is relatively simple -- pretty much packaging the binaries with > an xml file. We could the current release in there today, and follow > with 2.9.2 when we get it nice and official-like. > > 2) Build some approachable getting started guides. In all honesty, the > only "how do I start using Lucene" stuff I found when I started using > lucene six or so months ago was in Simone Chiaretta's blog plus the > subtext source. This could perhaps include some DimeCasts.NET style > stuff. > > Hope this helps. > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Michael Herndon <mhern...@o19s.com> > wrote: > > *PR/Marketing/Branding:* > > Even open source need this. Its never something totally the forefront on > the > > developers mind, but its going to be key in order to build a community. > > > > The main part of marketing to strategically build connections between > people > > and a product/service so that they associate a particular brand name with > a > > particular solution. (Kinda like a conditioned response). > > > > Basically there is two products, the actual code base and the community > > behind the codebase. > > > > I'm not saying we need ads on google, facebook, but providing good > > documentation, a good work environment (making it fun), giving people > > straight answers, having constructive dialog, treating others with > respect, > > staying responsive to the community will help to create a positive > > connection in people's mind with lucene.net and search and community. > > > > Thats something that needs to happen given that people might question its > > stability due to going back to incubation, the drop off in commits, etc. > > > > Any ideas, suggestions, comments, are welcome. > > > > * > > * > > > > -- > > Michael Herndon > > Senior Developer (mhern...@o19s.com) > > 804.767.0083 > > > > [connect online] > > http://www.opensourceconnections.com > > http://www.amptools.net > > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-herndon/4/893/23 > > http://www.facebook.com/amptools.net > > http://www.twitter.com/amptools-net > > > > > > -- Michael Herndon Senior Developer (mhern...@o19s.com) 804.767.0083 [connect online] http://www.opensourceconnections.com http://www.amptools.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-herndon/4/893/23 http://www.facebook.com/amptools.net http://www.twitter.com/amptools-net
