Tag Archives: apache

Becoming a committer

Posted on 2011-06-16 by janhoy

The Apache way of developing open source software relies on an active community of users, contributors and developers. All of us can contribute in some way or another. Being a committer means that you participate actively in the software development … Continue reading →

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Apache Solr 3.1 Product Sheet

Posted on 2011-04-01 by janhoy

The brand new version 3.1 of Apache Solr was released yesterday. We have created a 2-page Apache Solr product sheet, which very briefly (and beautifully) describes the high-level features of the popular search engine, including links for downloading and getting … Continue reading →

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Turbulent Java times

Posted on 2010-12-13 by janhoy

Times have been turbulent in the Java camp since Oracle took over Sun, trying to make Java a less open specification. Well, now the Apache Software Foundation has made real their promise to leave the JCP EC if Oracle continued … Continue reading →

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Can Oracle stop Java from opening up?

Posted on 2010-11-11 by janhoy

There is an exciting war going on about the future openness of the Java platform. Oracle is trying to capitalize on its ownership/stewardship of Java, by starting to charge for their enterprise version of the JVM, as well as stopping … Continue reading →

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Time to upgrade your search?

Posted on 2010-02-12 by janhoy

You have a search solution already. Are you satisfied? Have your needs changed? How long since you evaluated alternatives? Perhaps it’s time for a faster, bigger, more feature rich, more extensible or more affordable search engine? A migration requires good … Continue reading →

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