I wonder how big the database needs to be for useful search, and how much new data is added every day. Is this something that could realistically be run locally or widely mirrored?
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Blizzard@lemmy.zip 1 year agoI see all your points and fully get it. I just naively wish something new will pop up by popular demand, some breakthrough idea out of the box, like some kind of open source search engine supported by p2p network or federated instances where everyone would contribute resources. If such demanding projects like operating system or social media can be open source then I don’t see why search engine couldn’t be.
GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
hayalci@fstab.sh 1 year ago
Nope, not realistic for “mirroring”. Federated could be possible, but I wouldn’t have high hopes about (good) latency and coverage.
HKayn@dormi.zone 11 months ago
I have a feeling that you mainly wish for something that you can use for free.
Reality is, money needs to come from somewhere. It will either come from you, or someone who might have different motivations than you do.
Blizzard@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
That’s not reality, that’s a mindset promoted by corporations for the last decade. How much do you pay for using Lemmy, Linux, Mastodon and other FOSS?
HKayn@dormi.zone 11 months ago
How the fuck do you think Lemmy, Linux and Mastodon are sustaining themselves, if not with money?
I donate to open source projects that I feel need the support, because unlike you I don’t take them for granted.
Blizzard@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
And what exactly would stop people from doing the same for search engine project?