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Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by mindfulhack »

benoliver999 wrote: post #76
ehsankia wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are definitely a few OSS that don't get anymore as much love as they deserve. VLC and OBS are two example of programs that are so damn good, even paid alternatives hardly can compete.

VLC is what got me interested in the free software biz to begin with. I wondered how it was even possible, found out they made whole OS-es in a similar manner, been a linux user for over 15 years now.

Maybe the lack of human resources is offset by the lack of managerial bottleneck (you can just get stuff done and solve problems immediately with your keyboard without the need for weekly meetings or approval from some non-caring boss)? I've always been astounded too.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by Causality1 »

pmoriarty wrote: post #31
paul7986 wrote: post #6

Just read Microsoft will allow ad blocker extensions (May build one in) in their new Chromium browser. Looks like I’m going to rewind 13 years and use IE again(IE of today). Such a stupid move by the do no evil company! Now they do no stupid too. EDIT: Here is link... https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/06/16/micr...

The bright side of Google's anti-ad-blocking efforts is that ad-blocking is clearly no longer just an insignificant blip on their radar. There must be enough users of ad-blockers now to start to significantly affect their bottom line. There might even be a critical mass of people who are against advertising to attempt to make some legal headway on this issue in Washington. Just as there has been legal action against…

They're more likely to outlaw adblocking than they are outlaw advertising. Frankly I fear we're nearing the end of a golden age, where those in the know have an incredibly easy time blocking ads with a simple extension while our content providers are funded by the ignorant tech commoners watching ads. I don't want a future where ads are baked right into the YouTube video stream and articles refuse to load until they get confirmation the ads have been downloaded from an ad server.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by izacus »

Marsymars wrote: post #32
mrsmee89 wrote: post #16

This is great! Any plans for Safari support?

The lack of support is in the other direction - Safari doesn't support uBlock Origin anymore. The only way to block ads is with Apple's Content Blocking API, which is fundamentally not how uBlock Origin works.

Interesting, didn't know that - why wasn't there the same kind of outcry as for Chrome API changes?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by jversd673 »

michaelmrose wrote: post #50
Endy wrote: post #35

Cool. Is there a non-WebExtensions XUL version for us Pale Moon users?

Pale moon is a bad product made by horrendous individuals. For the technical reasons read https://www.howtogeek.com/335712/update-why-you-shouldnt-use... For the interpersonal reasons please see the lead developer acting like a spoiled child here. https://github.com/jasperla/openbsd-wip/issues/86 Friends don't let friends use a crappy, out of date, insecure, janky browser.

No, Pale moon is not bad product at all, as for the horrendous individuals, well that's wrong too.

>For the technical reasons read

https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=135424#p135424

>For the interpersonal reasons please see the lead developer acting like a spoiled child here.

(btw mattatobin is not a lead developer, get your fact straight please)

https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=134236#p134236

>Friends don't let friends use a crappy, out of date, insecure, janky browser.

https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=21626

https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?p=168679#p168679

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by feanaro »

foepys wrote: post #63
aluren wrote: post #54

I am dumbfounded that uBlock Origin, arguably the single most important extension in modern web browsing, and one that makes millions of lives easier by making their web experience bearable at all, all of this depends on one single person, working for free. Now there's also the list maintainers, who also work for free. Still makes you wonder about how the world works. There's probably many other similar instances. In…

The biggest and most important lists (Easylist and its localizations) are heavily maintained by eyeo GmbH, the company behind AdBlock Plus. It might be a community project but in reality it's more like Chromium or Go.

How would this make the uBlock Origin project like Chromium? The lists work and if the bigger lists choose not to block everything you'd like, you can simply enable additional lists. It's just a data source.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by earenndil »

foepys wrote: post #63
aluren wrote: post #54

I am dumbfounded that uBlock Origin, arguably the single most important extension in modern web browsing, and one that makes millions of lives easier by making their web experience bearable at all, all of this depends on one single person, working for free. Now there's also the list maintainers, who also work for free. Still makes you wonder about how the world works. There's probably many other similar instances. In…

The biggest and most important lists (Easylist and its localizations) are heavily maintained by eyeo GmbH, the company behind AdBlock Plus. It might be a community project but in reality it's more like Chromium or Go.

Not really, no. The lists themselves are ultimately less interesting than the technology used to run them; there are other lists, and if easylist soured, a community-sourced alternative could be made relatively easily.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by earenndil »

scardine wrote: post #68
bdcravens wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Looks like I’m going to rewind 13 years Well if you had asked your typical HN developer a few years ago whether they'd be using a Microsoft code editor ...

Lets not forget WSL. I just got the WSL2 upgrade - it turns a Windows 10 desktop into a quite decent software developer workstation. Seriously guys, if the last time you used Windows was a few years ago it is time to give it a another shot.

The last time I used windows was last week.

It's still awful.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by louiz »

feanaro wrote: post #85
foepys wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The biggest and most important lists (Easylist and its localizations) are heavily maintained by eyeo GmbH, the company behind AdBlock Plus. It might be a community project but in reality it's more like Chromium or Go.

How would this make the uBlock Origin project like Chromium? The lists work and if the bigger lists choose not to block everything you'd like, you can simply enable additional lists. It's just a data source.

It makes the list like chromium, not ublock origin.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.20

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Post by ianlevesque »

izacus wrote: post #83
Marsymars wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The lack of support is in the other direction - Safari doesn't support uBlock Origin anymore. The only way to block ads is with Apple's Content Blocking API, which is fundamentally not how uBlock Origin works.

Interesting, didn't know that - why wasn't there the same kind of outcry as for Chrome API changes?

Safari lets extensions precompile a list of patterns to block and then it does the actual blocking. The extension never sees your browsing history or network requests.
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