Yes, --which currently occupies the No. 19 spot in popularity on DistroWatch's of page-hit rankings--on Tuesday announced that it has added DuckDuckGo to its own stable of applications as well, where it is now included in Firefox in a list of suggested search engines.

"DuckDuckGo is a general-purpose search engine that offers real privacy, less spam/clutter, and instant answers," the PC-BSD announcement . "Well-known and widely acclaimed for its privacy policy, DuckDuckGo does not store or track user information, ensuring a truly private search experience."

DuckDuckGo also offers benefits including the capability to use shortcuts to directly search many websites, and instant answers that provide topic summaries from a variety of Web sources, the PC-BSD team notes.

Open Source in the Lead

Even as Ubuntu Linux begins to into the operating system itself and Firefox-style "" features become ubiquitous in Web browsers, it's interesting to see the growing acceptance of this , privacy-focused search engine as well. When it comes to privacy, it's starting to look like is leading the way.