From 579334a7d806a8d8edc1f3a51399c05636354759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Fischer Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 10:29:33 +0100 Subject: [help] move about.md to searx/help/en/ --- searx/help/about.md | 71 -------------------------------------------------- searx/help/en/about.md | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ searx/user_help.py | 2 +- 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 searx/help/about.md create mode 100644 searx/help/en/about.md diff --git a/searx/help/about.md b/searx/help/about.md deleted file mode 100644 index dd7cd4515..000000000 --- a/searx/help/about.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -# About SearXNG - -SearXNG is a fork from the well-known [searx] [metasearch engine], aggregating -the results of other [search engines][url_for:preferences] while not storing -information about its users. - -More about SearXNG ... - -* [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url] -* [weblate] - ---- - -## Why use it? - -* SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google, - but it doesn't generate a profile about you. - -* SearXNG doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything - with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you. - -* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help - to make it better. See more on [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]. - -If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise -believe in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run -it on your own server - -## Technical details - How does it work? - -SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides -basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without -storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser -(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs, -nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an -exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be -added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default -search engine. - - -## How to set as the default search engine? - -SearXNG supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default -search engine, see your browser's documentation: - -* [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox) -* [Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine) -* Chromium-based browsers [only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.](https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search) - -## Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ? - -[Stats page][url_for:stats] contains some useful data about the engines used. - -## How can I make it my own? - -SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from -the [SearXNG project][brand.git_url] and run it yourself! - -Add your instance to this [list of public instances][brand.public_instances] to -help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! The more -decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have! - -## Where are the docs & code of this instance? - -See the [SearXNG docs][brand.docs_url] and [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url] - -[searx]: https://github.com/searx/searx -[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine -[weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/ -[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/ -[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md diff --git a/searx/help/en/about.md b/searx/help/en/about.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dd7cd4515 --- /dev/null +++ b/searx/help/en/about.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +# About SearXNG + +SearXNG is a fork from the well-known [searx] [metasearch engine], aggregating +the results of other [search engines][url_for:preferences] while not storing +information about its users. + +More about SearXNG ... + +* [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url] +* [weblate] + +--- + +## Why use it? + +* SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google, + but it doesn't generate a profile about you. + +* SearXNG doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything + with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you. + +* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help + to make it better. See more on [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]. + +If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise +believe in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run +it on your own server + +## Technical details - How does it work? + +SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides +basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without +storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser +(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs, +nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an +exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be +added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default +search engine. + + +## How to set as the default search engine? + +SearXNG supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default +search engine, see your browser's documentation: + +* [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox) +* [Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine) +* Chromium-based browsers [only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.](https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search) + +## Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ? + +[Stats page][url_for:stats] contains some useful data about the engines used. + +## How can I make it my own? + +SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from +the [SearXNG project][brand.git_url] and run it yourself! + +Add your instance to this [list of public instances][brand.public_instances] to +help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! The more +decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have! + +## Where are the docs & code of this instance? + +See the [SearXNG docs][brand.docs_url] and [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url] + +[searx]: https://github.com/searx/searx +[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine +[weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/ +[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/ +[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md diff --git a/searx/user_help.py b/searx/user_help.py index ae08ce760..1914c7c84 100644 --- a/searx/user_help.py +++ b/searx/user_help.py @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def render(app: flask.Flask): define_link_targets = ''.join(f'[{name}]: {url}\n' for name, url in link_targets.items()) for pagename in _TOC: - file_content = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'help/' + pagename + '.md').decode() + file_content = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'help/en/' + pagename + '.md').decode() markdown = define_link_targets + file_content assert file_content.startswith('# ') title = file_content.split('\n', maxsplit=1)[0].strip('# ') -- cgit v1.2.3