I do *not* agree with baidu as default search engine. On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Ray Wang <ray.w...@canonical.com> wrote: > Hi, I'm a Chinese Ubuntu user, and for me, I have no problem with if > this is for OEM purpose, but I really do _not_ want Baidu would be my > default search engine for general Maverick Chinese version. > > -- > Add search plugin for Baidu > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578281 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu > Simplified Chinese Translators, which is subscribed to language-pack-zh- > hans in ubuntu. > > Status in “language-pack-zh-hans” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in “language-pack-zh-hans” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed > Status in “language-pack-zh-hans” source package in Maverick: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: ubufox > > Baidu is the leading search engine in China > (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R5YM20100429) and growing given > Google's departure from China. It will return results that are more targeted > and relevant to users based in China. > > I'm attaching a search plugin xml file for Baidu, generated using some > information from OEM Service's communications with Baidu and looking at the > suggestion info used in https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9184/ > > The suggestion bit works, but not quick enough to suggest as you type... If > you type something in (>= 4 chars) and later backspace, you'll see the cached > suggestion results that FF received. Not sure if I did something wrong or if > it's just slow. > > Baidu told OEM Services that their name is natively spelled 百度一下 so I used > that. Baidu's site is not translated into English, so I don't see a > compelling reason for the name to be the Englishy "Baidu" instead of what a > native speaker would presumably prefer. > > This also uses Ubuntu's Baidu ID for searches (the cl=3&tn=ubuntuu_cb bit). > > Just drop the attached plugin into the searchplugins folder in ubufox. > > >
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