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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f02fc24 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# genfox-overlay +Essential privacy and usability addons, handled like Gentoo packages. + +## Motivation +* Automatic updates are great until a [rugpull](https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/whats-new/acquisition/) [happens](https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads). +* Manual updates can be forgotten. +* Global configuration is useful for multi-user computers. + +## Installation +1. `eselect repository add genfox-overlay git https://github.com/ivan-boikov/genfox-overlay.git` +2. `emaint sync --repo genfox-overlay` +3. `emerge www-misc/firefox-policy` installs a system-wide policy for blocking updates for the browser and addons specified with USE flags. + +## Notes +* Addon policies are permissive: they can be disabled/deleted by a user. +* [Since 2020 Firefox no longer supports addon sideloading](https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/03/10/support-for-extension-sideloading-has-ended) except for [ESR, Developer, Nightly and unbranded editions](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-signing-in-firefox). +Only binary packages for addons are supported, although there is a source-based `uBlock Origin` package. +* [Excess addons harm privacy](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions), so only a few addons are included. + +## TODO +* arkenfox configs |