• NormalC
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    1 year ago

    I don’t use “google search” because it is nonfree software; linux was not started by the GNU project members. However, GNU does have a linux, it’s called Linux-libre.

    GNU is the operating system in its entirety. GNU/Linux is the name used to best describe the exact operating system by giving principal credit to the Linux foundation. The GNU part is to highlight the fact that it is a libre operating system first and foremost.

    Perhaps I need to reread the essays again, but the main takeaway is that what’s at stake here isn’t credit but the political legacy of software freedom. Something that is made obvious by your last remark.

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        11 year ago

        Great observation! I’m glad you feel better now.

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            01 year ago

            Searxng, Whoogle, Librex, Mullvad Leta (accessible with a Mullvad subscription)

            I also use brave search with many of its SaaS features turned off (AI summary, discussions) because Brave has a independent index thats useful to consult. The previous ones I mentioned are proxies to already established indices.

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              11 year ago

              searxng is a meta search engine. It uses google search, among others. it is not a search engine itself.

              whoogle uses google. so it’s not a search engine itself

              so does librex.

              and so does mullvad leta