diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 5fd349bbd..a5715646a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ suggestions:
   Max Muller
   Thomas Sattler
   Erlan Sergaziev
+  Eric Fluger
 
diff --git a/doc/man/task-faq.5 b/doc/man/task-faq.5
index 3d1d8eb23..a46970804 100644
--- a/doc/man/task-faq.5
+++ b/doc/man/task-faq.5
@@ -312,6 +312,17 @@ Note that regular expressions work in conjunction with the
 .B search.case.sensitive
 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
 .B Q: How can I help?
 There are lots of ways.  Here are some: