On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Charles Federspiel
wrote:
> Hi,
> My company is evaluating different open-source indexing and search software
> and we are seriously considering Solr.
> One of my collegues pronounces it differently than I do and I have no basis
> of correcting him.
> Is Solr pronounced "SOLerrr"(emphasis on first syllable), or pirate-like,
> "SolAhhRrr" (emphasis on the R).
>
> This coworker has just come from a big meeting with various managers where
> the technology came up and I'm afraid my battle over this very important
> matter may already have been lost.
> thank you,
It's pronounced Solar. However you choose to pronounce solar, of
course, is up to you or your regionalism. But that's what explains
the sun logo and people who make puns about solr energy. ;).
It's also the third question in the FAQ
http://wiki.apache.org/solr/FAQ#head-0076d43a3911cf40a231e9ecf7df5303ccee0dc7.
Just in case you need documented proof to argue your point. Unless
of course you wanted it to be a pirate word.
Perhaps you should send him or her an eye-patch in case a correction
in this matter would hurt the collegues' feelings. On second thought,
maybe not.
Jon Gorman
