Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 17:27:27 -0700 From: Mike Thompson <mike@atomz.com> To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, Kevin Wallace <kevin@atomz.com> Subject: Re: Improved searching for FreeBSD.org web site Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20020906155438.00e4a2d0@pop.atomz.com> In-Reply-To: <20020905123434.A15857@blackhelicopters.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020822220010.00ab2540@pop.atomz.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20020822220010.00ab2540@pop.atomz.com>
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Hi Michael,
I'm finally getting through enough things this week to put my attention
towards a search engine for the FreeBSD.org web site. As I mentioned in my
previous email, it would not be a problems with me if the doc team would
like to present multiple search engines to the web site visitors --
however, in my biased opinion I'm sure that many will like using the Atomz
search :-). Also, we can certainly host the entire search interface if
that would work best for the documentation team as well.
I would suggest we proceed in the following manner:
1. Let me work with my IT team to create an area where we can host the
FreeBSD.org search page here at Atomz -- probably a search page similar to
the demo I sent in my first email at the following URL:
http://freebsd.atomz.com/
2. I'll then take a stab at creating a complete search implementation for
the entire FreeBSD.org web site. The demo I sent was just something I
threw together in about 30 minutes, but with some time and effort I think
an even better job can be done. For instance, I would want to include the
entire mail archives in the search database.
3. Give the FreeBSD documentation project a chance to look things over and
make comments or suggestions on improving search even further. Also test
everything to make sure it works as desired.
4. Work to link the Atomz Search page for the FreeBSD.org web site as
appropriate.
Overall, I don't think this whole process should take more than two to
three weeks to complete.
How does this sound with you? At this time you will have a Search engine
for the FreeBSD.org web site that uses the same technology as used by such
companies as Macromedia, CBS News, Sharp Electronics, Palm Computing,
Handspring and many, many others.
Mike Thompson
mike@atomz.com
At 12:34 PM 9/5/02 -0400, Michael Lucas wrote:
>Hello,
>
>We've discussed your offer at some length. First, we're extremely
>appreciative of this offer. Many of us have checked out the
>demonstration you prepared, and are quite impressed. Thank you very
>much for presenting this to us!
>
>The -doc team would like to add the Atomz search engine capability to
>our existing search system, and give our users the choice of which
>engine to use. Would this be acceptable to you? If so, please do let
>us know how you'd like to proceed. By far, the simplest thing for us
>would be to provide a link to you and let you provide the complete
>search interface, but that might not be what you're offering, so do
>let us know.
>
>In any event, we're glad that you find FreeBSD useful, and we're quite
>pleased that you wish to give back to the community.
>
>Regards,
>Michael Lucas
>FreeBSD Documentation Project/Donations Liason Officer
>
>
>On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 10:19:22PM -0700, Mike Thompson wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I don't know you have heard of us, but Atomz is one of the leading
> > providers of hosted web-native search and content management applications
> > delivered over the Internet. Since our founding in 1998, our services
> have
> > been powered by FreeBSD and we now have over 55,000 web sites using Atomz
> > hosted services. Companies that use Atomz hosted services include
> > Macromedia, Palm, Handspring, Maxtor, CBS News, Sony Playstation, Princess
> > Cruises, Kohler, U.S. Customs Department, Johnson & Johnson Lifescan, Red
> > Herring Magazine, and the list goes on and on.
> >
> > I wanted to offer the use of the Atomz search service for the FreeBSD.org
> > web site for free. I believe that this could improve the overall quality
> > of the FreeBSD.org web site and make it easier for people to find
> > information out about our favorite operating system -- FreeBSD. I put
> > together a quick example of Atomz Search for the FreeBSD.org web site at
> > the following URL:
> >
> > http://mike.demo.atomz.com/freebsd/
> >
> > This example is searching about 2600 documents on the FreeBSD.org web
> > site. With a little more work we could search the entire email
> archives in
> > the same manner and the foreign language sections of the site.
> >
> > Because of the value at Atomz we have found in FreeBSD, I would make our
> > services available to the FreeBSD.org web site for free. We normally sell
> > our search service for $15,000 to $100,000 depending on the customer
> > requirements so I hope that you can see that this is a very powerful
> > service. I would also offer technical assistance from our company to
> > assist with making sure FreeBSD.org is getting a top quality
> implementation
> > of our web service. I would also be willing to offer our content
> > management system, Atomz Publish, as well if you think that would be
> useful
> > to the FreeBSD organization.
> >
> > In any case, I hope that this offer seems attractive. If you have
> > questions or would like to discuss this further, please contact me at
> > mike@atomz.com or by phone at 650-244-5602.
> >
> > Thank you for helping to support the creation of a wonderful operating
> system.
> >
> > Mike Thompson
> > CTO/Co-Founder Atomz
> > mike@atomz.com
> >
> >
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>
>--
>Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons
>
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