Re: RPM search

[James Michael Keller <jmkeller radix net>]

What would make it better then say rpmfind.net or filewatcher.com

Lyndon David wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I know that this list normally announces new rpm packages but this is slightly different
> and I hope complimentary.
> 
> There are now a huge number of packages spread around the worlds ftp archives. It can be
> difficult to find a package that meets your needs if you dont know if it exists or what it
> is called. I have written a crawler that searches the major ftp archives and indexes all
> the packages that it finds as it goes. This index has a web front end at www.whichrpm.com
> that enables keyword searches to be performed across the index. Queries such as tell me
> all the packages that contain palm and pilot in the description.
> 
> I would very much like people to beta test the site and see if is useful as I am lacking
> critical feedback on the idea at the moment. I know that there are a few bug in the system
> that need to be ironed out.
> 
> Sorry if this post is off topic.
> 
> Thanks
> 
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> Lyndon David   Internet and Intranet development
> Sentinet Ltd   http://www.sentinet.co.uk

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