New Linux Subsection on Google

randombit wrote in to say that Google has a new specialized Linux search. As an aside, I keep getting conspiracy emails about Google having banner ads. Never ceases to amaze me how worked up people can get about some things. Anyhoo, I did several searches with mixed success, but it seems to do a pretty good job of searching for Linux stuff.

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This was news last August

[Roast Beef]

Check it out, Slashdot: Google Does Linux dated Aug 6, 1998. Google had the link to the Linux search on their front page at that point, then they moved the link; now it's on the front page again. It has always been there. *sigh*

The Best Search Sites for Linux?

[Wooly-Mammoth]

I'm not sure how the google.com/linux is different from a regular search on just google.com.

What are the best places to look for linux info? I personally do

1) deja.com first, extremely useful for hardware and troubleshooting reports

2) altavista, with a +whole +bunch of +pluses to make sure the word is included.

3) Google - the trouble with google is that it gives the same site 20 times in a row on the first 2 pages, whereas altavista has better distribution, but lower relevance.

4) redhat.com's mailing list archives - I used to try here a while ago, but I guess my iterative mechanisms have changed habits.

5) The linuxgazette.com search engine. Actually this is one I would rate 2 or 3, but I don't want to change the numbers after all this typing, esp. since I'm getting used to the aftereffects of the hair dryer thawing....

Hmmm...are these pretty typical of the /. crowd? Or did I miss a kickass search site?

The Wooly Mammoth.