On Sun, 2024-11-17 at 10:30 +0100, to...@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 :)
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