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Does anyone remember the name of that free and open index of the web that some folks are compiling? They let you download it; it's like a terabyte. I think they
by euroclydon 17y ago
Does anyone remember the name of that free and open index of the web that some folks are compiling? They let you download it; it's like a terabyte. I think they are out of Seattle or Vancover. Anyway, it would be interesting if 80legs could make that available for searching.
- TallGuyShort 17y agoIt's my understanding the Sun Microsystems was toying with the idea some time back - I'm not sure if they ever followed through. It probably wouldn't have been a free service, though.
- euroclydon 17y agoNope, this is totally free and open. I can't find the website again, but I heard about them here. They are creating a larger index of the web than google's. The article was on the HN front page for a while because it detailed the technology they use to scrape the web.
- wallflower 17y agoPerhaps it is this one: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=464842 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=464842 http://www.dotnetdotcom.org/ http://www.dotnetdotcom.org/