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The Official Mahout FAQ

*General*

# [What is Apache Mahout?|#whatIs]
# [What does the name mean?|#mean]
# [Where can I find the origins of the Mahout project? |#historical]
# [Where can I download Mahout logo? |#logo]
# [Where can I download Mahout slide presentations? |#presentations]

*Algorithms*
# [What algorithms are implemented in Mahout?|#algos]
# [What algorithms are missing from Mahout?|#todo]


h1. *Answers*


h2. General


h3. {anchor:whatIs}What is Apache Mahout?

Apache Mahout is a suite of machine learning libraries designed to be scalable and robust

h3. {anchor:mean}What does the name mean?

The name [Mahout|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahout] was original chosen for it's association with the [Apache Hadoop|http://hadoop.apache.org] project.  A Mahout is a person who drives an elephant (hint: Hadoop's logo is an elephant.)  We just wanted a name that complemented Hadoop but we see our project as a good driver of Hadoop in the sense that we will be using and testing it.  We are not, however, implying that we are controlling Hadoop's development.

h3. {anchor:historical}Where can I find the origins of the Mahout project?

See [http://ml-site.grantingersoll.com] for old wiki and mailing list archives (all read-only)

h3. {anchor:logo}Where can I download Mahout logo?

See [MAHOUT-335|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-335]


h3. {anchor:presentations} Where can I download Mahout slide presentations?

* [Books, Tutorials and Talks |https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAHOUT/Books+Tutorials+and+Talks] Wiki page containing an overview of all presentations with links to slides where available.

h2. Algorithms

h3. {anchor:algos} What algorithms are implemented in Mahout?

We are interested in a wide variety of machine learning algorithms. Many of which are already implemented in Mahout. You can find them [here |http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAHOUT/Algorithms].

h3. {anchor:todo} What algorithms are missing from Mahout?

There are many machine learning algorithms that we would like to have in Mahout, including some from the paper [http://www.cs.stanford.edu/people/ang/papers/nips06-mapreducemulticore.pdf]. If you have an algorithm or an improvement to an algorithm that you would like to implement, by all means submit a patch.

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