FYI, I've created a #solr-dev IRC channel for those who contribute to Solr's development.
There used to be more of a "community" feel on some of the IRC channels that's since been lost, so I'm trying to get some of that back with a smaller subset of people interested in developing Solr. The channel is unlogged, and I've set the topic to "solr dev watercooler. rule #1: be nice" -Yonik http://lucidworks.com
