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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.