From 7ad6de6195009b86be76f5e948c65af9183d6841 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Bruhin Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:26:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update adblock section in FAQ --- doc/FAQ.asciidoc | 21 +++------------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ.asciidoc b/doc/FAQ.asciidoc index acc87d4c4..f52b3a5d9 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.asciidoc +++ b/doc/FAQ.asciidoc @@ -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.