Re: We need a Search Engine! Was: We need a FAQ.
Nate,
Perhaps I am being too user-oriented.
montefin
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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