bq: Questions, will it ever be free as free is or go to license ware? Solr/Lucene can't be charged for and still be an Apache Open Source project. And there's no way to remove them from Apache and try to lock them down. Various vendors could (and do) _add_ functionality on top of Solr and charge for those additions or package Solr up as part of their offering, but that doesn't affect the availability of Solr as open source at all.
bq: Question, will it stay this way or are there any intentions to change to something else? It Depends (tm). There's no "official" Apache build system. If a compelling case can be made (and there'll be vigorous discussion in which you're free to participate) for going to anything else _and_ people are willing to put in the work then the build system might change. You'll note that Maven is not officially supported although some volunteers keep a Maven build configuration available. Best, Erick On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Bernd Fehling <bernd.fehl...@uni-bielefeld.de> wrote: > Hi list, > > I don't want to write-up another SOLR vs ES. Every user should build up > his own mind by installing and testing both. This is more about questions > to the developers in which direction they "think" the future of SOLR will go. > > After installing the most recent version of ES I was shocked about the > direction > the development took. From ES 2.x to 5.x the most useful site plugins > head, kopf and bigdesk were "kicked out" (by not supporting site plugins > anymore) > and replaced by license ware X-Pack. > Sure X-Pack has a basic free license, but you have to register and the license > lasts one year. This gives also the ability to withdraw or change any > licensing. > > I'm absolutely happy with SOLR Admin and it is free of any licensing, > thanks to all developers. > > Questions, will it ever be free as free is or go to license ware? > > The next shock came after setting up a development system in Eclipse. > Gradle!!! > After setting everything up and compiling the Project Window of Eclipse > was full of Gradle crap. > I'm absolutely happy with ant, maven, ivy and everything how it is right now. > > Question, will it stay this way or are there any intentions to change to > something else? > > > Thanks, > Bernd
