Filterset.G
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Filterset.G was a third-party set of filters for the Adblock extensions used in the Mozilla Firefox web browser. The filterset contained pre-made and regularly updated filters that removed ads from various ad providers. Unlike Adblock and Mozilla Firefox, Filterset.G is not open source
; the filters were only free for personal, non-commercial use, and redistribution of it is not permitted. The service was discontinued on February 3, 2008, as the owner could not afford the expenses that running the site cost.
When Adblock Plus, which does contain automatic update functionality, was released, Graham Pierce decided to make Filterset.G incompatible with the new built-in update function, requiring users to run the Adblock Filterset.G Updater extension to use his filterlist. This was done in order to control the frequency of update checks and route downloads through the Coral CDN
, in order to prevent the large number of users who subscribed to Filterset.G from overloading its server's bandwidth.
's Konqueror
web browser from release 3.5 onwards. It was also part of Epiphany-extensions' Ad Blocker extension for GNOME
's Epiphany
browser. It was also possible to use it with Safari via third-party plug-ins.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
; the filters were only free for personal, non-commercial use, and redistribution of it is not permitted. The service was discontinued on February 3, 2008, as the owner could not afford the expenses that running the site cost.
History
Filterset.G was created and maintained by Graham Pierce (who usually goes by the name "Pierceive" or "G"). It was the first major filter list available for Adblock, dating from July 2004. The list grew out of a shared list of personal filters and feedback from its users. A companion extension, Adblock Filterset.G Updater, was created for it by Micheal McDonald and Reid Rankin in order to simplify the task of keeping the latest list updates loaded into Adblock, which did not contain update functionality at the time.When Adblock Plus, which does contain automatic update functionality, was released, Graham Pierce decided to make Filterset.G incompatible with the new built-in update function, requiring users to run the Adblock Filterset.G Updater extension to use his filterlist. This was done in order to control the frequency of update checks and route downloads through the Coral CDN
Coral Content Distribution Network
The Coral Content Distribution Network, sometimes called Coral Cache or Coral, is a free peer-to-peer content distribution network designed and operated by Michael Freedman...
, in order to prevent the large number of users who subscribed to Filterset.G from overloading its server's bandwidth.
Other browsers
Filterset.G was compatible with the native ad-blocking facility in KDEKDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
's Konqueror
Konqueror
Not to be confused with the Conqueror web browser.Konqueror is a web browser and file manager that provides file-viewer functionality for file systems such as local files, files on a remote ftp server and files in a disk image. It is a core part of the KDE desktop environment...
web browser from release 3.5 onwards. It was also part of Epiphany-extensions' Ad Blocker extension for GNOME
GNOME
GNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...
's Epiphany
Epiphany (web browser)
Epiphany is an open source web browser for the GNOME desktop environment. The browser is a descendant of Galeon, and was created after developer disagreements about Galeon's growing complexity...
browser. It was also possible to use it with Safari via third-party plug-ins.