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authorFlorian Bruhin <git@the-compiler.org>2014-11-26 20:26:11 +0100
committerFlorian Bruhin <git@the-compiler.org>2014-11-26 20:26:11 +0100
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Update adblock section in FAQ
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@@ -67,28 +67,13 @@ But isn't Python too slow for a browser?::
https://wiki.python.org/moin/GlobalInterpreterLock[GIL] released.
Is there an adblocker?::
- Not yet. Adblocking has a
+ There is a host-based adblocker which takes /etc/hosts-like lists. A "real"
+ adblocker has a
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/25j41u/adblock_pluss_effect_on_firefoxs_memory_usage/chhpomw[big
impact] on browsing speed and
https://blog.mozilla.org/nnethercote/2014/05/14/adblock-pluss-effect-on-firefoxs-memory-usage/[RAM
usage], so implementing it properly might take some time and won't be done
- for v0.1.
-+
-However, there are some alternatives you could use to block ads:
-+
-* You can use a hosts file to block ads. Examples:
- http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/[1],
- http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm[2],
- http://www.hosts-file.net/[3]
-* Set up a http://www.privoxy.org/[Privoxy] proxy server and use it to
- filter ads before they even get to the browser.
-* Use https://opensource.conformal.com/wiki/Adsuck[adsuck] as a local DNS
-server for blocking ads.
-* Use the https://www.requestpolicy.com/[RequestPolicy] functionality to
- block ads, which currently isn't implemented either.
-+
-If you think you can add ad blocking or request policy, please
-https://github.com/The-Compiler/qutebrowser/blob/master/doc/HACKING.asciidoc[contribute]!
+ for v0.1 if at all.
// We link to github rather than to the file here so it also works with the
// qutebrowser :help because that doesn't render HACKING.