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The about section says: > Orion is created by [Vladimir Prelovac][0], a tech entrepreneur with a track record of executing ambitious ideas that go beyond conve

The about section says: > Orion is created by [Vladimir Prelovac][0], a tech entrepreneur with a track record of executing ambitious ideas that go beyond conventional wisdom. Orion was created in 2019, is bootstrapped by the founder and is being built by a world-wide passionate team. > We are also building a privacy-respecting alternative to Google search, currently in private beta. > If you'd like to know more or get involved, please feel welcome to reach out to vprelovac@kagi.com. [0]: https://vladimir.prelovac.com/ https://vladimir.prelovac.com/

tablespoon 5y ago
> Orion is created by [Vladimir Prelovac][0], a tech entrepreneur with a track record of executing ambitious ideas that go beyond conventional wisdom. Orion was created in 2019, is bootstrapped by the founder and is being built by a world-wide passionate team. I have nothing against that guy, but it'd be nice to have more than a promotional self-description. Does he have a good individual reputation (e.g like Raymond Hill)?
- dymk 5y ago
  I’ve never heard of Raymond Hill, so I think it wouldn’t make much of a difference
  - linux2647 5y ago
    Raymond Hill created the uBlock ad blocker, and now maintains uBlock Origin (https://github.com/gorhill https://github.com/gorhill)
    - jasonlotito 5y ago
      Why is Raymond Hill not working on uBlock anymore? Why is there uBlock and uBlock Origin?
      - saagarjha 5y ago
        He stopped working on it and gave it away to someone else, who promptly used it to raise "donations". This led him to decide to fork back the project under the name "uBlock Origin".
        linux2647 5y ago
        Here's a short summary of what went down with links for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ublock_origin/cte0a3n/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ub...
        hanniabu 5y ago
        Why's donations in quotes?
        simonh 5y ago
        It's contentious. The new owner posted seemingly highly inflated estimates of costs for the project. Another issue is the new owner also removed any reference to the original developer, including in the project's Wikipedia page.
- jasonlotito 5y ago
  > it'd be nice to have more than a promotional self-description Literally linked in the description provided to you: https://vladimir.prelovac.com https://vladimir.prelovac.com This is being spoonfed information. > Does he have a good individual reputation (e.g like Raymond Hill)? Better.

tablespoon 5y ago

> Orion is created by [Vladimir Prelovac][0], a tech entrepreneur with a track record of executing ambitious ideas that go beyond conventional wisdom. Orion was created in 2019, is bootstrapped by the founder and is being built by a world-wide passionate team. I have nothing against that guy, but it'd be nice to have more than a promotional self-description. Does he have a good individual reputation (e.g like Raymond Hill)?

dymk 5y ago
I’ve never heard of Raymond Hill, so I think it wouldn’t make much of a difference
- linux2647 5y ago
  Raymond Hill created the uBlock ad blocker, and now maintains uBlock Origin (https://github.com/gorhill https://github.com/gorhill)
  - jasonlotito 5y ago
    Why is Raymond Hill not working on uBlock anymore? Why is there uBlock and uBlock Origin?
    - saagarjha 5y ago
      He stopped working on it and gave it away to someone else, who promptly used it to raise "donations". This led him to decide to fork back the project under the name "uBlock Origin".
      - linux2647 5y ago
        Here's a short summary of what went down with links for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ublock_origin/cte0a3n/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ub...
      - hanniabu 5y ago
        Why's donations in quotes?
        simonh 5y ago
        It's contentious. The new owner posted seemingly highly inflated estimates of costs for the project. Another issue is the new owner also removed any reference to the original developer, including in the project's Wikipedia page.
jasonlotito 5y ago
> it'd be nice to have more than a promotional self-description Literally linked in the description provided to you: https://vladimir.prelovac.com https://vladimir.prelovac.com This is being spoonfed information. > Does he have a good individual reputation (e.g like Raymond Hill)? Better.