Ask HN: What Would It Take to Make an Open Source Google?
Having little experience with search engines, I wonder whether it would be possible to create an open source alternative to Google? I applaud, for example, DuckDuckGo for serving as a privacy-focused alternative to Google. But at the end of the day, to paraphrase Vitalik Buterin, I believe "can't do evil" beats "don't do evil".
Could the execution and runtime of said search engine be powered by blockchain/cryptocurrency tech? There are several existing technologies like Sia that decentralize file storage. Or are other technologies better suited?
What are other challenges of operating a search engine? Regulatory compliance? Ethical scrubbing of results?
Would this solution be tenable or does search lend itself too much to a centralized entity like Google?
Could the execution and runtime of said search engine be powered by blockchain/cryptocurrency tech? There are several existing technologies like Sia that decentralize file storage. Or are other technologies better suited?
What are other challenges of operating a search engine? Regulatory compliance? Ethical scrubbing of results?
Would this solution be tenable or does search lend itself too much to a centralized entity like Google?