Well, I'm not much of an Ubuntu user.
But I've been hanging around on the internet since there wasn't no Google
at all. Today, the average user expects to find a Google search
pane in their Firefox, Chromium, Konqueror -- so why dump it?
Is there a sensible alternative?
flori
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On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 05:50:05AM +, Harry Strongburg wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Jordan wrote:
> > Why not drop Google and go for a more private search engine?
>
> Yes, let's suggest for Ubuntu users use an obscure search engine,
> because they are worried someone at
On 09/11/2010 07:49 AM, Florian Rehnisch wrote:
> Well, I'm not much of an Ubuntu user.
>
> But I've been hanging around on the internet since there wasn't no Google
> at all. Today, the average user expects to find a Google search
> pane in their Firefox, Chromium, Konqueror -- so why dump it?
>
What other engine do you use, if you do not mind me asking?
Simon Ponder
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 05:50:05AM +, Harry Strongburg wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Jordan wrote:
>> > Why not drop Google and go for a more private search engine?
>>
>> Yes, let's suggest for Ubu
On 09/11/2010 12:06 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> Google's archiving all searches isn't the only reason to dump it. If you
> are willing to use a search engine that censors web sites at China's
> whim go right ahead. Google puts their profit ahead of their stated
> support of the free flow of inform
On 09/10/2010 08:14 PM, Martin Albisetti wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Jordan wrote:
>
>> Dear Ubuntu Developers,
>>
>> I'm not sure if I'm the first person to suggest this, but lately
>> Google's reputation has diminished, especially with talk of them being
>> Big Brother (yes, I
--On Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:06 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 05:50:05AM +, Harry Strongburg wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 07:58:29PM -0700, Jordan wrote:
>> > Why not drop Google and go for a more private search engine?
>>
>> Yes, let's suggest for
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:57:05AM +0100, Dave Walker wrote:
> I assumed that leaving it a day or so, would mean that the buildd
> environment updating to that dpkg version would mean that this issue is
> resolved for Maverick.
>
> However, this seems not to be the case. When uploading to Maveric
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 03:21:51PM -0400, Simon Ponder wrote:
> What other engine do you use, if you do not mind me asking?
..snip..
Icerocket, although it's been getting flaky on me as of late.
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 06:22:44PM +0530, Owais Lone wrote:
> I wonder what will the new installer install if I check the
> "install proprietary software.". Media codecs? Drivers?
> A lot of my friends have the broadcom wifi in their laptops, the driver is
> shipped with the Ubuntu CD. bcmwl-kernel
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:23:51PM -0700, Brian Vaughan wrote:
> On 09/11/2010 12:06 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> > Google's archiving all searches isn't the only reason to dump it. If you
> > are willing to use a search engine that censors web sites at China's
> > whim go right ahead. Google puts
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 04:17:06PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote:
>
>
> --On Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:06 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
> wrote:
..snip..
> >
> > Google's archiving all searches isn't the only reason to dump it. If you
> > are willing to use a search e
On Sunday 12 September 2010 12:49 AM, Jordan wrote:
> Google does store user's information, such as I.P. addresses and the
> searches (yes, the I.P. address goes away after 8 months) and they
> transmit a crazy amount information back to the server (autocomplete for
> instance).
Well IP address
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Jordan wrote:
> Again, only a suggestion...I'm trying to make Ubuntu better as much as
> the next guy. Sorry if I made anyone angry.
Sorry my reply was so dry. I shouldn't reply to email on Friday evenings :)
I appreciate spirit of your idea, and great things h
--On Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:51 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 04:17:06PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote:
>>
>>
>> --On Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:06 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
>> wrote:
>
> ..snip..
>
>> >
>> > Google's archiving al
--On Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:33 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 03:21:51PM -0400, Simon Ponder wrote:
>> What other engine do you use, if you do not mind me asking?
>
>..snip..
>
> Icerocket, although it's been getting flaky on me as
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:06:36PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> If you are willing to use a search engine that censors web sites at
> China's whim go right ahead. Google puts their profit ahead of their
> stated support of the free flow of information. Only the lazy or those
> who are uninfor
--On Friday, September 10, 2010 7:58 PM -0700 Jordan
wrote:
> Dear Ubuntu Developers,
>
> I'm not sure if I'm the first person to suggest this, but lately
> Google's reputation has diminished, especially with talk of them being
> Big Brother (yes, I know what server my email's on). Why not dr
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 05:34:25PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote:
>
>
> --On Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:33 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 03:21:51PM -0400, Simon Ponder wrote:
> >> What other engine do you use, if you do not mind me asking?
> >
> >
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 05:32:31PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote:
>
>
> --On Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:51 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 04:17:06PM -0600, Michael Loftis wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> --On Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:06 PM -0700 Robert Holtzman
>
Hi,
Today I ran into the subject of causing my home server to beep using
/usr/bin/beep from package beep and using kernel module pcspkr. It took a
bit of work to get things going and I had to read a bit for it, and here's
the summary of what I think is the state of things:
(1) Sometime around Karm
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