Re:Don't Fuck with Paste
by shakna on Friday March 08, 2024 @01:36AM
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It's not cynical - see what happened to ublock. That kind of mess has happened, and will continue to happen, and should be a factor in what you choose to trust.
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Wasn't the worst that happened with it that the guy who took over uBlock tried to take credit for it and asked for donations? Not like he could get away with anything outright illegal when everyone knew he was running the project.
What happened to ublock? Are you talking about uBlock origin?
The Wiki article has a brief summary of the history, but basically the original author wanted to transfer responsibility for the user-facing maintenance to someone else, who started seeking donations and (I believe) taking payment for "acceptable ads" and the like.
Re:Don't Fuck with Paste
by Denote6737 on Friday March 08, 2024 @03:47AM
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It was uBlock that was bought by AdBlock. uBlock origin is a different project and wasn't part of the sale. it is not accepting payment for ads.
The extension in the Chrome Web Store (CWS) never changed hands. I just reverse-forked a GitHub repo, which was of no consequences to those who installed the extension from the CWS. I was asked to transfer the CWS entry, I refused. This can't be compared to an extension changing hands or going rogue in the CWS.