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lemme in ( lemmee_in@lemm.ee )  to Privacy@programming.dev · 2 years ago

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

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Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

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lemme in ( lemmee_in@lemm.ee )  to Privacy@programming.dev · 2 years ago
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According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is...
  • FrostyPolicy ( FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi ) 
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    What would you call it instead?

    We already have (had) Iceweasel, IceCat and Waterfox among others. All nice word plays on the original Firefox name. LibreWolf follows along the same path.

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      You don’t have to use the exact same naming scheme. But even if you did it’s pretty trivial to come up with better names. I bet even ChatGPT can do it. Here’s the list it came up with for me:

      1. Thunderwolf
      2. Breezefalcon
      3. Stonehawk
      4. Blazeleopard
      5. Rainlynx
      6. Frostowl
      7. Lightningpanther
      8. Shadowraven
      9. Solarfox
      10. Cloudtiger

      Ok most are pretty trash but Stonehawk is good. Maybe Thunderwolf. Still better than LibreWolf.

      • lad ( sukhmel@programming.dev ) 
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        everyone could do it

        …proceeds to not do it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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          You don’t think Stonehawk is a better name than LibreWolf? Kind of proving my point there.

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            No, I don’t, does that also prove your point?

            • ReversalHatchery ( ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 
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              the largest problem with librewolf is the difficult pronunciation, I think, just as with forgejo. stonehawk is easy, as is not a terrible name either. maybe “stone” is not terribly interesting, though. but it still seems to be an improvement for me.

              what is your take on it? why do you think it’s not better?

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                I just think that they are pretty much same interest-wise, and LibreWolf at least tries to convey some meaning

      • Ryan ( declination@programming.dev ) 
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        don’t sleep on frost owl. Owl heads are kind of round so it would make a good icon.

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