Update:RequirementsV32:SearchStatus

Part of AMO v3.2 scope is to update the existing search engine plugins from Sherlock to OpenSearch format.

Tasks

• Gather up the source for these search plugins
• Review the contact info
• Used Gavin's conversion tool to package up Sherlock+Image to new OpenSearch format. 22 engines are ready
• Draft email about project
  • Include info about the OpenSearch format, what the new page looks like, info about categories, what happens if we don't hear from you, launch timing
• Ensure Sherlock-to-OpenSearch tool exists
• Invite other search engines to be included - ongoing

Questions/Issues

• Many of these are not owned by the corporation - should we upload them anyway? Do we contact the authors and make them owners of the search plugin?
• What should the update source be? AMO, mycroft, other?

Search Engine Status

Search Engine	Contact	Comments
A9	Contributor
Ask.com	Corporation
BBC News	Contributor
Business.com	Corporation
del.icio.us	Contributor
ESPN	No contact
Expedia	No contact
Flickr	Contributor
Hollywood	Contributor
IMDB	Contributor
LinkedIn	Corporation (no contact)
Live.com	Unknown
Lonely Planet	Contributor
MarketWatch	Contributor
Merriam-Webster	Contributor
Technorati	Contributor
USA Today	Contributor
Weather Channel	Contributor
Wikipedia	Contributor
Yahoo! Answers	Corporation
Yahooligans	Contributor