I just moved to TROM Search as my search engine, and wonder how long it'll last (search.trom.tf)

submitted 1 week ago by Flagstaff@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It is fascinating that the search engine changes domains every single time you use it. While I'm big into privacy, I don't understand all these intricate details, but it seems cool and has yielded pinpoint results so far.

I just learned about the vast network of https://trom.tf/ through... hmm, I can't remember any more, haha! But it was either somewhere in the Lemmyverse or on Reddit, perhaps in a comment on a post in /r/privacy.

This TROM endeavor looks incredibly ambitious, so while FOSS is always welcome, I'm not sure about how long they'll be able to last running so many different projects. It feels like it's trying to be an immediate Google replacement and I fear that those who run it may be biting off more than they can chew... so I'm just trying the search engine for now.

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[-] scott@lem.free.as 1 points 6 days ago

They're just hosting existing FOSS alternatives.

[-] privacydingus@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There's tons of people who host many foss server softwares at once. the.world team, vern.cc, and tchncs.de are a few other examples of that. I do find it interesting how they are branding this as if they are somewhat in control of how these platforms function, but yeah, it's a pretty normal thing

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