From: swa Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:01:35 +0000 (+0000) Subject: consistent description X-Git-Tag: v_2_9_14~305 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a095b686f6bd19893060c6f129e99ae63b8fca4f consistent description --- diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index a7e6304d..252ec514 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ Package: privoxy Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, logrotate, adduser Description: Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy - Privoxy is an instrumentable HTTP proxy that filters the HTTP data - stream between web servers and browsers. Privoxy can be used to - protect privacy, manage cookies, filter web page content, manage - access restrictions, and to discard such annoying Internet junk as - ads, banners, and pop-ups. Or whatever other annoyances strike your - fancy. + Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for + protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, + controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other + obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration + and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy + has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks. . - Privoxy is a derivate of junkbuster, but it uses a different name - space and a different port (8118), so junkbuster and privoxy can - coexist on one system. + Privoxy is based on the code of the Internet Junkbuster. Junkbuster + was originally written by JunkBusters Corporation, and was released + as free open-source software under the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made + many improvements, and started the SourceForge project to continue + development. Several other developers are now contributing.