Update adblock section in FAQ

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Florian Bruhin 2014-11-26 20:26:11 +01:00
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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.
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However, there are some alternatives you could use to block ads:
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* 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.
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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.