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    <title><![CDATA[Ubuntu Search Part 3 - Central Metadata Database]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[I fell asleep the other day and dreamt that Ubuntu Imaginary Ibex had been released. I dreamt of rating a song in Rhythmbox, and being perplexed at seeing the rating show up in Amarok. Then in my dream, I realized that all applications had suddenly stopped reinventing the search wheel by instead submitting their metadata to a central database, and performing searches through one API. I dreamt that Evolution's search box instantiated a regular search through that API, and merely filtered the matches for mail only. Amarok and Rhythmbox did the exact same thing, but filtered for music only. Suddenly search in Imaginary Ibex behaved everywhere in a consistent manner, supporting: instant results, search as you type, wildcards, regex, filtering, (where applicable:) search by content or filename, author, title, subject, access date, etc. And since everyone used one metadata database, it didn't matter whether I had rated a song or tagged a photo in application X, or Y, or directly in nautilus, the change showed up in them all because they all used the same database back end. Suddenly it didn't matter what folder I placed my music in, Rhythmbox would find it and offer to organize it. Suddenly everything made sense: ubuntu, life, the universe, and everything.<br /><br />Then I woke up :(<br />You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and then search will be as one.<br /><br />This has been Part 3 of the epic Search Suckage In Ubuntu Series (SSIUS). Read and vote on <a href="http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14394/">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14506/">Part 2</a> here!<br /><br /><a href="http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14598/">42</a><br />
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<b>[38 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #14598</b>
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  <title>Comment from Warbo</title>
  <description><![CDATA[I think you're after Nepomuk :)]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from shreedhar</title>
  <description><![CDATA[ah you speak my mind friend]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from andruk</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Your tone is starting to get condescending.  ;-)<br /><br />Hooray for integration, and centralized systems.  However, just like Evolution, the database should be inherently secure, as some users may not want others knowing that they have Government Subversive Podcast Episodes 1 through 57 in their most played playlist.<br /><br />Personal information should be collected, but secure.<br /><br />+1]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from _alex_</title>
  <description><![CDATA[@Warbo,<br /><br />Looks like I wasn't the only one to dream of Imaginary Ibex ;)<br /><br />@andruk,<br />I knew I should've gone with John Lennon instead. I've edited accordingly :P]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from phoenixbbs</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Wasn't this centralised database concept also known elsewhere as a Windows registry, and prone to corruption ?]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from _alex_</title>
  <description><![CDATA[No, the windows registry is an entirely different beast :)]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Comment from spocky</title>
  <description><![CDATA[the integration and active cooperation with this project called nepomuk would be of utmost benefit:<br />http://nepomuk.semanticdesktop.org<br /><br />by the way: check my idea on this:<br />http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10206/]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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