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diff --git a/README.org b/README.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65a59cb --- /dev/null +++ b/README.org @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +/youtube-noscript-shim/ is a [[wikipedia:Userscript][userscript]] that implements the most basic +features of the [[https://youtube.com][YouTube]] user inteface, enough to make the site at +least barely usable without javascript. + +YouTube is largely unusable unless you run their [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html][proprietary +javascript]]. This is a problem for multiple reasons: + +- you value your software freedom +- you dislike executing javascript from remote sites because of the + remote code execution backdoor that it is +- your browser does not support javascript + +* Installation + +You will need [[https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/][Icecat]]/[[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/][Firefox]] with the [[https://www.greasespot.net/][Greasemonkey addon]] +installed. Install the youtube-noscript-shim userscript [[https://git.systemreboot.net/youtube-noscript-shim/plain/youtube-noscript-shim.user.js][from +here]]. This userscript implements the YouTube user interface. In +addition, to play video, you will also need the excellent [[http://isebaro.com/viewtube/][ViewTube +userscript]]. You can install ViewTube [[https://github.com/sebaro/ViewTube/raw/master/viewtube.user.js][from here]]. In addition, consider +using [[https://www.torproject.org/][tor]] for added privacy/anonymity. + +{{{contact}}} + +{{{license(youtube-noscript-shim)}}} |