Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-20 Thread Marty
Steve Lamb wrote: I just did a search for debian sata dvd burner. Here's the link: snip You're right. Apparently I didn't do enough testing, or the problem was temporary, and now seems to be limited to the sourceforge lists or at least backuppc-user, and google is vindicated for how.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Marty
Steve Lamb wrote: Marty wrote: I don't see what legitimate purpose it might serve, and I wonder if the posters' wishes or search engine users' interests, or even public interests, enter into consideration? I suppose not. The public has no interest. But google shareholders do? I hope

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Steve Lamb
Marty wrote: Steve Lamb wrote: The public has no interest. But google shareholders do? I hope that's not what you mean. Nope. Simply pointing out that the public is an entity which in and of itself has no interests. The public is a collection of individuals, each of whom have thier

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Marty
Steve Lamb wrote: Marty wrote: Steve Lamb wrote: The public has no interest. But google shareholders do? I hope that's not what you mean. Nope. Simply pointing out that the public is an entity which in and of itself has no interests. The public is a collection of individuals,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Steve Lamb
Marty wrote: I wonder how SPI would respond to that statement. Would be interesting, wouldn't it. I mean you are talking about a collective of individuals who have decided that some software should be funded. Just because they say it is in the public interest doesn't mean the public wants

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Marty
Steve Lamb wrote: Again, Google obscures nothing. Just because Google doesn't return the hits you're expecting doesn't mean they're obscured, either. Just means your search is not specific enough. No more, no less. Hardly anything insidious in that. I seem to recall previously getting

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: OT: Archives nearly useless? (Google doing evil?)

2005-07-19 Thread Steve Lamb
Marty wrote: Steve Lamb wrote: No, it's just some recent change that google made. So you claim. And your proof is... what? See my answer above. What you gave was not proof. It was supposition based on your observations on a *dynamic system*. IE, the same term used today is not in