Re: We need a Search Engine! Was: We need a FAQ.
I'm sure they could, maybe they just don't know about it(if it weren't
for sendmail.org i wouldnt know about it either)
nate
John Griffiths wrote:
>
> 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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