Re: We need a Search Engine! Was: We need a FAQ.
so debian.org coudn't build that string into a search form?
At 08:47 PM 8/22/2000 -0700, Nate Amsden wrote:
>you can still search the mail archives and packages, i never knew you
>could search the www site in the first place :) never needed to.
>
>if you want to search, you can go to altavista and for a search string:
>
>+host:www.debian.org search_string_here
>
>that will restrict searches to debian's website ..works well(got the
>idea from www.sendmail.org)
>
>nate
>
>montefin wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Back in April, 2000, I decided to adopt Debian for my firewall.
>>
>> Over SuSE. Over FreeBSD. Over OpenBSD. And, my God yes, over Red Hat!
>>
>> This list has proven to be The_Only_Source_Of_Good_Debian_Input. But, it
>> has an enormously high volume, which it needn't have.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> When every other site worth a damn has a basic, simple,
>> clear-up-the-obvious, Search Engine, http://www.debian.org/search
>> complains it has not found a Search Engine worthy of itself.
>>
>> Not found a Search Engine worthy of itself!?!!
>>
>> With the Best-Of-The-Best developing for Debian?
>>
>> Give me a break! Even I could write one from what I've learned from this
>> list!
>>
>> Put an even so-so Search Engine at http://www.debian.org/search and you
>> will see the traffic and inanity (including my own) on this list
>> plummet!
>>
>> Well, if I were really hot about this issue I would go on and on, but...
>>
>> ...thank you for listening and for your patience with,
>>
>> montefin
>>
>> "s. keeling" wrote:
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 09:39:59PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote:
>> > > s. keeling wrote:
>> > > > In that spirit, I'd like to suggest that this list needs a FAQ list.
>> > >
>> > > You have a faq.
>> > >
>> > > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/
>> >
>> > This one is useful. I've seen it before, but lost it long ago, thanks.
>> >
>>
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