From 46f3bd148dc1e271d308dc8a328c04615ba90a0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Aljoudi Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 15:02:09 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 938234fff..46a9f92a3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ uBlock

- pronounced you-block (/ˈjuːˌblɒk/) — you decide what enters your browser. + you decide what enters your browser.
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ uBlock

-**An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.**  [](https://travis-ci.org/chrisaljoudi/uBlock) +**An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.**  [](https://travis-ci.org/chrisaljoudi/uBlock) -* [Purpose & General Info](#philosophy) +* [What is uBlock?](#what-is-ublock) * [Documentation](#documentation) * [Performance and Efficiency](#performance) * [Memory](#memory) @@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ uBlock * [Release History](#release-history) * [Wiki](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki) -## Philosophy +## What is uBlock? -uBlock is not an *ad blocker*; it's a general-purpose blocker. uBlock blocks ads through its support of the [Adblock Plus filter syntax](https://adblockplus.org/en/filters). uBlock [extends](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/Filter-syntax-extensions) the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters. +uBlock is a general-purpose blocker — not an *ad blocker* specifically. -That said, it's important to note that using a blocker is **NOT** [theft](https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/518154828166725632). Don't fall for this creepy idea. The _ultimate_ logical consequence of `blocking = theft` is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy. +uBlock blocks ads through its support of the [Adblock Plus filter syntax](https://adblockplus.org/en/filters). uBlock [extends](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/Filter-syntax-extensions) the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters. -Ads, "unintrusive" or not, are just the visible portions of privacy-invading apparatus entering your browser when you visit most sites nowadays. **uBlock's main goal is to help users neutralize such privacy-invading apparatus** — in a way that welcomes those users who don't wish to use more technical, involved means (such as [µMatrix](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uMatrix)). +That said, it's important to note that blocking ads [is *not* theft](https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/518154828166725632). Don't fall for this creepy idea. The _ultimate_ logical consequence of `blocking = theft` is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy. + +uBlock's main goal is to help users neutralize privacy-invading apparatus — ads being one example. ## Documentation