There are a number of out of the box projects that I think should be developed as we have time that will help facilitate new people getting started, be used as examples and templates, and give us some good stuff to blog about :). This all goes to the marketing/PR/Community stuff that was sent out earlier by Michael Herndon
~Prescott Nasser > From: sk...@sloan.mit.edu > Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:18:04 -0500 > Subject: Re: Initial committers list for Incubator Proposal > To: lucene-net-u...@lucene.apache.org > CC: lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org > > Troy et al, > > Thanks for taking the initiative in reviving Lucene.net. I would like > to volunteer my time as a contributor. Specifically I would be > interested in developing a Real-time branch. > > In fact, I have been working on a Lucene.Net based project I had > called Pulsr. (https://code.google.com/p/pulsr/). The project is > inspired even the name is a take on Solr. Pulsr is based on a P2P > (XMPP/Jabber) model of distributed indexing and querying. I have not > made any commits yet - hope to do so pretty soon. > > I believe Lucene.net needs what Solr did to Lucene - a real shot in > the arm by offering an application server with functionality > out-of-the-box. Perhaps Pulsr could be that. > > Thanks again & Happy new Year all! > > Shashi > sk...@alum.mit.edu > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Troy Howard <thowar...@gmail.com> 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 > >
