I think the source of confusion are two: (1) double meaning of the phrase "search engine" (2) use of nutch icon.
In general, the phrase "search engine" means at least two things: search engine software and internet search site. Before Nutch project, there was no need to separate them, because they were always tied together and owned by the same entity. However a separation seems imperative now. Looking back at Linux kernel and Linux/GNU distribution evolution/revolution, there were similar confusing moments too. As a believer of opensource (for fun and for profit), I would image a future, full of sites like mozDex that uses Nutch or other yet-to-be-written opensource search engine softwares as its core. To remove this confusion, we may call Nutch or similar as "search engin core", or simply "search core", akin to kernel in opensource OS world. Entities such as mozDex are "search sites", powered by Nutch core, plus, possibly, many other components, e.g., carrot2 clustering engine. As for the visual identity, it's for mozDex's own benefit not to use Nutch's logo. Redhat, Suse and Debian, etc. all have their own logos, even though the penguin is at their cores. Finally, to make opensource search a success, we need both talented & creative developers like Doug and enthusiastic & imaginative entrepreneurs like Byron. John On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 05:08:28PM -0700, Doug Cutting wrote: > Byron Miller wrote: > >If this is the way open source technology works, its > >no wonder big companies are so freaked out as to even > >think about adopting it. > > Byron, > > I for one am very grateful to you for what you are doing and in no way > wish to discourage you. I hope that you do not let others discourage > you either. Open source is created in the public eye, and there are > thus lots of free opinions about how things should be done. > > I don't think you've done anything disingenuous or misleading. But when > I looked at your site I somehow missed the "Engine" link, where you > clearly give attribution to Nutch. And, for whatever reason, lots of > other folks seem to miss this link too. I've had three inquiries today > alone about the relationship between Nutch and mozDex! These are folks > who don't read this mailing list, but folks who matter: journalists, > venture capitalists, Google employees, etc. I think most folks read > your press release, visit the mozDex home page and "about" page, maybe > the FAQ, and perhaps perform a few searches. And, in doing so, they > don't run into the word "Nutch". It would simplify my life if they did. > > Keep up the good work! > > Doug > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Nutch-developers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nutch-developers > __________________________________________ http://www.neasys.com - A Good Place to Be Come to visit us today! ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click _______________________________________________ Nutch-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nutch-developers
