[help] convert about.html to Markdown

To facilitate translation the new user documentation shall be written in
Markdown (which is more human-friendly than HTML and reStructuredText).
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langdetect==1.0.9
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redis==4.1.1
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<div{% if rtl %} dir="ltr"{% endif %}>
<h1>About <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">searxng</a></h1>
<p>
SearXNG is a fork from the well-known <a href="https://github.com/searx/searx">searx</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine"> metasearch engine</a>,
aggregating the results of other <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}">search engines</a>
while not storing information about its users.
</p>
<p>More about SearXNG ...</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">SearXNG sources</a></li>
<li><a href="https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/">weblate</a></li>
</ul>
<hr />
<h2>Why use it?</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't
generate a profile about you.
</li>
<li>
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.
</li>
<li>
SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make
it better. See more on <a href="{{ searx_git_url
}}">SearXNG sources</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
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
</p>
<h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2>
<p>
SearXNG is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>,
inspired by the <a href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">seeks project</a>.
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.
</p>
<h2 id='add to browser'>How to set as the default search engine?</h2>
<p>
SearXNG supports <a href="https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md">OpenSearch</a>.
For more information on changing your default search engine, see your browser's documentation:
</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox">Firefox</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine">Microsoft Edge</a></li>
<li>Chromium-based browsers <a href="https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search">only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.</a>
</ul>
<h2>Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ?</h2>
<p>
<a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used.
</p>
<h2>How can I make it my own?</h2>
<p>
SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from
the <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">SearXNG project</a> and
run it yourself!
</p>
<p>
Add your instance to this <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.public_instances') }}"> list of
public instances</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and make the
Internet freer! The more decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we
have!
</p>
<h2>Where are the docs & code of this instance?</h2>
<p>
See the <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.docs_url') }}">SearXNG docs</a>
and <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">SearXNG sources</a>
</p>
</div>
{% include "__common__/aboutextend.html" ignore missing %}

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# About [searxng][url_for:index]
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.
<span id='add to browser'></span>
## 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]
[url_for:index]: {{ url_for('index') }}
[url_for:preferences]: {{ url_for('preferences') }}
[url_for:stats]: {{ url_for('stats') }}
[brand.git_url]: {{ searx_git_url }}
[brand.public_instances]: {{ get_setting('brand.public_instances') }}
[brand.docs_url]: {{ get_setting('brand.docs_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
{% include "__common__/aboutextend.html" ignore missing %}

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import pkg_resources
import flask
import mistletoe
from . import get_setting
from .version import GIT_URL
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"""
for filename in pkg_resources.resource_listdir(__name__, 'help'):
rootname, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
if ext != '.html':
if ext != '.md':
continue
text = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'help/' + filename).decode()
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interpolated = flask.render_template_string(text, get_setting=get_setting, searx_git_url=GIT_URL)
HELP[rootname] = interpolated
HELP[rootname] = mistletoe.markdown(interpolated)