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diff --git a/subprojects/freeamo/README.md b/subprojects/freeamo/README.md index 208749d..b6a90a0 100644 --- a/subprojects/freeamo/README.md +++ b/subprojects/freeamo/README.md @@ -1,19 +1,25 @@ ##################################################################### -About this project - -This project has been developed to syncronize addons.mozilla.org (AMO) -WebExtension entries that is compatible with IceCat (version 60+) to -the Free Software Directory entries -(https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:IceCat), example -https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librejs/ with -https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/LibreJS. For more about IceCat see the -`About IceCat` section and read the `About WebExtensions` section to -find out why legacy add-ons are excluded. - -Icedove add-ons is not synced yet because Thunderbird still hasn't -implemented WebExtension support, but it's discussed by the Mozilla -developers, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396172 -For more about Icedove see the `About Icedove` section. +About FreeAMO + +FreeAMO is a project used to get meta-data for free add-ons at +addons.mozilla.org (AMO) used to produce free add-on repositories for +free Mozilla-based programs. contain nonfree add-ons and Mozilla +Foundation's addons.mozilla.org contains nonfree add-ons, and their +programs including Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and Sunbird are +trademarked and thus nonfree. + +FreeAMO ships with configuration files used to find free add-ons for +the latest icecat version for Trisquel GNU/Linux. For more about +IceCat see the `About IceCat` section and read the `About +WebExtensions` section to find out why legacy add-ons are +excluded. Icedove add-ons is not synced yet because Thunderbird still +hasn't implemented WebExtension support, but it's discussed by the +Mozilla developers, see +https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396172 For more about +Icedove see the `About Icedove` section. FreeAMO has an option to +generate .wiki files designed to be imported to +https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/, example: +https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/LibreJS This script uses the Mozilla add-on API (https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/addons.html), @@ -30,18 +36,6 @@ that can be synced to the Free Software Directory while add-ons that has these issues will generated on a list so we can contact the developers and ask them to fix them. -I've decided to set the uppder limit for WebExtensions to have 10 000 -daily users or more so we have a chance to work on the most relevant -add-ons since there are many thousands of add-ons on -addons.mozilla.org. However a few add-ons that has less than 10 000 -daily users are highly relevant (for example -https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librejs/ at this -writing) so the script will be able to include add-ons from customized -so called Collections from addons.mozilla.org (example, -https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/DavidHedlund/) -where they can be managed, or from a simple text document that lists -the addons.mozilla.org URL's. - ##################################################################### About addons.mozilla.org |