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Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository

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On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:30 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +0000, Joe wrote:
> > > 
> > > You might try Google, with "Debian" (in quotation marks) added to
> > > your
> > > search terms. You will also find other software not submitted to
> > > or
> > > accepted by Debian, but packaged in a .deb file. It is your
> > > decision
> > > whether to trust such software.
> > > 
> > > 
> > I just tested the following in Google with perfect results (for me):
> > 
> > dragonfly site:deb.debian.org
> > 
> > That might not be universal across search engines so a quick query
> > such
> > as the following might yield something: 
> > 
> > how do i search within specific url in <favorite-search-engine>
> 
> "site:" works also with DDG. I wouldn't touch Google with a sanitized
> ten-foot pole. That said, I'm looking for a DDG replacement, since
> they
> devolved to a Bing frontend :-(


I hear what you're saying so I thought on it a second then tried
ChatGPT's search feature. I asked it if it had a list of trustworthy
search engines. Received this as part of the answer:

***** BEGIN LARGE QUOTE *****

1. Privacy-Focused Search Engines

These search engines prioritize user privacy and do not track or store
personal data.

    DuckDuckGo: A well-known search engine that does not track users and
provides anonymous search results.
        Website: https://duckduckgo.com

    Startpage: Offers Google search results but removes all personal
data and tracking.
        Website: https://www.startpage.com

    Qwant: A privacy-focused European search engine that does not track
users.
        Website: https://www.qwant.com

    Searx: An open-source metasearch engine that aggregates results from
multiple sources without tracking users.
        Website: https://searx.me

    Swisscows: A family-friendly and privacy-conscious search engine
based in Switzerland.
        Website: https://swisscows.com

***** END LARGE QUOTE *****

Another of ChatGPT's suggestions was "Ecosia" which has a tree-planting
ecology lean to it. Unsolicited info suggested that Ecosia also favors
Bing at its core. I haven't researched the others, but it already feels
like ultimately there are only a couple actual search engines, lol.

As an afterthought if one's going to use a search engine that happens to
be built on Bing anyway, Ecosia shares this on their results page:

" How Ecosia works: Like other search engines, we make money from ads.
We then use 100% of our profits for the planet. The result: 200M trees
and counting!"

Cindy :)
-- 
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
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Flexible search tool for Debian repository Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-11-16 13:10 +0100
  Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2024-11-16 13:30 +0100
    Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-11-16 13:50 +0100
      Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2024-11-16 14:00 +0100
        Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-11-16 16:00 +0100
          Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-11-16 19:00 +0100
            Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-11-16 19:20 +0100
              Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-11-16 20:20 +0100
                Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-11-17 07:50 +0100
      Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2024-11-16 15:20 +0100
        Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-11-16 16:00 +0100
  Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-11-16 15:40 +0100
    Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2024-11-16 16:00 +0100
      Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-11-16 16:00 +0100
      Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> - 2024-11-16 19:00 +0100
    Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2024-11-17 10:00 +0100
      Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-11-17 10:40 +0100
        Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2024-11-17 11:30 +0100
          Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository "Corey" <coreyh@free.fr> - 2024-11-17 13:30 +0100
          Trees (was: Re: Flexible search tool for Debian repository) Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-11-18 03:40 +0100

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