# Apache Lucy invitation

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-lucy-invitation/199368>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [November 19, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-lucy-invitation/199368 "2010-11-19T16:37:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-lucy-invitation/199368/1 "2010-11-19T16:37:30Z")

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Hi.

Back in 2006[0], Dave Balmain and Marvin H. agreed to join forces  
on their search projects, Ferret and KinoSearch (respectively), and  
created the Lucy project at Apache.

Now it’s 2010. Lucy is in the Apache Incubator.[1]

I’m a part of the Apache Lucy project, and I’d like to invite you to  
become a part of it too.

The main goal of Apache Lucy is to provide the core C code for  
language-specific implementations, like Ferret does for Ruby. Now’s your  
chance to help define what Apache Lucy looks like for Ruby.

Mailing list information at the Incubator site[1].

cheers,  
Peter Karman

[0] [http://www.perlmonks.org/?node\_id=556317](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=556317)  
[1] [Apache Lucy](http://incubator.apache.org/lucy/)