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- Added brief discussion of the reasons Lua is the chosen plugin
  langauge (thanks to Eric Fluger).
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Max Muller Max Muller
Thomas Sattler Thomas Sattler
Erlan Sergaziev Erlan Sergaziev
Eric Fluger

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.B search.case.sensitive .B search.case.sensitive
configuration setting. configuration setting.
.TP
.B Q: Why Lua as an extension language?
Lua has many positive attributes:
- Lua is written using tight, fast, standard C
- Lua is a breeze to integrate into any product
- The Lua source code is beautifully written
- Lua is a small language
Guile, Scheme and Neko were also considered.
.TP .TP
.B Q: How can I help? .B Q: How can I help?
There are lots of ways. Here are some: There are lots of ways. Here are some: