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Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by BrunoBernardino »

maxloh wrote: post #172

Could you consider Delayed Open Source Publication (DOSP) [1]? With that, you make the source code open-source after a specific period of time (such as 5 years). This way, your customers still get the source code and can use it freely, but you don't have to worry about competition. By the time anyone could use it to compete with you, they would be using an ancient version of your software. The BUSL (Business Source L…

That is an option, for sure, but it feels less honest to our customers to give them the code "so much later". With the PolyForm Shield, they can just use the _current_ version however they want for themselves/family, as long as they're not competing with us commercially. Or am I missing something else, here?

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by BrunoBernardino »

zuzululu wrote: post #174

I just tried to do a search and it immediately asks me to create an account??? I'm just not seeing the connect here I understand you are trying to fight spam/abuse but seems like a tough uphill battle especially when VPNs solve the privacy issue entirely. I'm also not sure why this obsession with EU is so prevalent and misguided. EU is privacy regulated , not a guarantee of privacy. GDPR is better than what many plac…

"Create an account" is simply generating a random account number, but I _just_ pushed a fix to make that "auto-happen" for you if you try to simply search — you'll be presented with an option to solve a captcha or pay for access, then get redirected back to the search after that.

The "EU obsession" for us is mostly about trying to buy and stimulate "the local economy" as much as possible, but YMMV and you're right it doesn't mean any of those things.

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by BrunoBernardino »

blfr wrote: post #122

Can I (and how to) use it as a search engine for Open WebUI?

I don't know what that is and it seems like some AI dashboard. Uruky has an API so as long as you keep within the rate limits, you should be fine!

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by mhitza »

aniviacat wrote: post #9

> EU search providers (Marginalia, Mojeek, EUSP, etc.). Does this mean this is just a meta search engine without its own index? If so, the comparison to Kagi seems misleading. The question would turn from "why not Kagi" to "why not SearxNG".

Comparison with Kagi is making them more harm than good. Only way they are comparable is that both want to charge money for search and there are a few options to personalize search results.

Their UX is really at most a proof of concept, not good enough for daily use.

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by Cider9986 »

BrunoBernardino wrote: post #53
Cider9986 wrote: post #15

I will pay for search once Kagi or Brave accepts Monero and offers a reasonable price. Can I pay for Uruky with Monero? If you're worried about regulations consider reaching out to proxysto.re

Thanks! I have reached out over a week ago to them via email and Signal, to crickets. Let me know if you know why or how to reach them, or alternatives.

Hmm, they responded to me on Signal quickly at one point so unsure.

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by Phelinofist »

embedding-shape wrote: post #30
BrunoBernardino wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're working towards accepting cash by mail in a month or two, and regarding cryptocurrencies, we've been trying to reach out to proxysto.re unsuccessfully for that. If you know of a similar option, we'd love to hear about it!

If the goal truly is privacy, and that's why you're adding cryptocurrency options, then adding a middleman like "proxysto.re" or any other, then you're not giving users the privacy you say you want to give. You really need to handle that on your end, if that's something you want to offer for the purpose of privacy. Take a look at how Mullvad implemented it, which I guess is where you got the "cash in a letter" method…

What is the problem with using a middleman with XMR?

Re: Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites

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Post by dtj1123 »

BrunoBernardino wrote: post #180
dtj1123 wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like so, hopefully the link works for you: https://amzn.eu/d/00yFWx41 The card arrives with a little lottery-ticket style scratchpad with I believe a 16 digit activation code underneath.

Thanks, I see. You're still giving Amazon and Mullvad your payment information, so unless you're purchasing it for someone else, I'm failing to see the advantage? Again, that's something you can already do with Uruky as well.

The advantage is that it makes it impossible for Mullvad or Amazon to associate my online payment with the activation code on the card, and by extension my Mullvad account.
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