diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 11756ee..e7fc3bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,29 +1,8 @@ -HTMLawed is ... -=============== +This is a fork of [kesar/HTMLawed](https://github.com/kesar/HTMLawed) mainly to be able to handle changes faster than in upstream. And we contribute back to the upstream from time to time. -... a single-file, 45 kb PHP script that makes input text more secure, HTML standards-compliant, and +People from [selfoss](https://selfoss.aditu.de/) & [wallabag](https://www.wallabag.org/en) maintain it and improve it. + +> HTMLawed is a single-file, 45 kb PHP script that makes input text more secure, HTML standards-compliant, and suitable in general from the viewpoint of a web-page administrator, for use in the body of HTML, XHTML or XML documents. A simple HTMLTidy alternative, the htmLawed filter, processor, purifier, sanitizer, beautifier, etc., is highly customizable. - -It ensures that HTML tags are balanced and properly nested tags, neutralizes code that may be used -for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, limits allowed HTML elements, attributes, or URL protocols, -tidies the code, and so forth. - -As such is may serve as an alternative to [HTMLtidy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Tidy) in a -sanitation context. - - -This repository is ... -====================== - -... a derivative, which closely tracks [the original](http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/internal_utilities/htmLawed/) - - -Links -===== - -* The Original: http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/internal_utilities/htmLawed/ -* The SF site where the official Original Releases are available (no cvs/svn/... repository there, though, just releases): http://sourceforge.net/projects/htmlawed/ -* HTMLawed against RSnake's XSS attack vectors: http://www.bioinformatics.org/phplabware/internal_utilities/htmLawed/rsnake/RSnakeXSSTest.htm -