On Feb 20, 2009, at 6:56 AM, Grant Ingersoll wrote:
> Isn't that what http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/Resources is
> for? I like LIA as much as the next person, but if we do it for
> LIA2 then it opens the door for others (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Lucene&x=0&y=0
> ) which will likely clutter the page quite a bit.
There is precedent. Other books do make it to Apache sites. iBatis
has the Manning cover in the lower-left sidebar: <http://ibatis.apache.org/
>. Wicket has three big book covers: <http://wicket.apache.org/>.
Struts more subtly: <http://struts.apache.org/>. ActiveMQ has a news
blurb with big book cover: <http://activemq.apache.org/>
As for other books making it there... that'd be fine by me to have a
few book covers shown on the home page. I imagine we won't hear other
authors even asking.
> I just don't think we can imply that LIA2 is the "official book on
> Lucene".
It's the only book dedicated exclusively to Lucene that I'm aware of,
and all of the co-authors are committers/PMC members and active
members of the community. It's about as "official" as it gets.
Books on open source projects lend a great deal of credibility and
I've seen first hand that they are used as deciding factors when
choosing a technology. A book means it is mature and has a good
following.
Personal bias noted - I support putting it on the home page, and also
news blurbs when there is activity, like when it goes to print and is
available in hardcopy.
Erik
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