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Yes, i've read most of the comments... But what i would REALLY like to see on DDG (beside it becoming fully OpenSource - someday) was having it taking the step
by maverick74 4y ago
Yes, i've read most of the comments...
But what i would REALLY like to see on DDG (beside it becoming fully OpenSource - someday) was having it taking the step of not relying on Bing.
That is a terrible shadow over you.
You should embrace the momentum you're having and step up and do your own thing. Your own index. Yes, you have to build/rely on others such as wikipedia... naturally
But please... NOT on big tech!!!
Or one day, someone else will get there and eat your lunch (Honestly, Qwant is a great alternative that apparently does not rely on big tech)
I maybe wrong, but i think this is what everyone one wishes from DDG!!!
I believe everyone wants DDG free from Big Tech
(but everyone is free to correct me).
- x32n23nr 4y agoQwant is also using Microsoft's Bing Search API. "Qwant uses different programming interfaces such as those of Microsoft Bing, Twitter, YouTube, or iTunes" -- https://about.qwant.com/en/legal/classement/ https://about.qwant.com/en/legal/classement/
- maverick74 4y agoWT...?!?!? I was not aware of this!!! Is Gigablast, really, the only "alternative"?!?!?! (in the meanwhile, since there is no advantage, i'll be back to DDG....... for the time being...) Still, my point remains: we could, at least, have a version of DDG that would only use it's own index!!! Isn't that possible? (I would be using it!!!)
- ColinHayhurst 4y agoMojeek - totally independent, no-tracking; but I'm biased. Independent take: https://seirdy.one/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes.html https://seirdy.one/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexe...
- solso 4y agoMojeek is one of the very few players that are building their own index, my respects.