From 9607ed3f88372344112d7bfe4b82a9d035e4f5c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:13:13 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated uBlock vs. uBlock Origin: Facts (markdown) --- uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts.md | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts.md b/uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts.md index 83e29c5..c6977b4 100644 --- a/uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts.md +++ b/uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts.md @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ #### uBlock is the main branch, uBlock Origin is just bug fixes -Instances: [so many...] - Completely false. Compare release history of both projects: @@ -37,11 +35,18 @@ Summary ([as per Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock)): | | [toolbar support for legacy Firefox](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/264) | | | [privacy: prevent local IP address leak through WebRTC](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#prevent-webrtc-from-leaking-local-ip-address) | | | [DOM inspector](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.0.0.0) | +| | [cloud storage support](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Cloud-storage) | + +Bug/issue fixing is as important -- if not more -- as adding useful features. + +Reported [issues have been, and continue to fixed in uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc). + +As of writing (2015-08-28), uBlock development has been essentially stalled for weeks now, and this includes [bug fixing](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+sort%3Aupdated-desc) (despite the maintainer's claim that the _"uBlock team works to develop and design uBlock"_ on his [donation page](https://donorbox.org/ublock)). + +*** #### "uBlock Origin is more efficient than uBlock" or "uBlock is more efficient than uBlock Origin" -Instances: [I see this once in a while] - Nonsense. What makes uBlock efficient is the core filtering engine, which is composed of many parts. The filtering engine was mature at the time of the fork, and aside [some refactoring in uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/2234933b82d1c17af42ba574b6515937c7515029#diff-522a16ddeed280252d7c3a351261b441) to fix [issue #58](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/58) and [issue #59](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/59), the core filtering engine is essentially the same in both branches, i.e. virtually same performance. @@ -50,6 +55,8 @@ What makes uBlock efficient is the core filtering engine, which is composed of m - [uBlock: `cosmetic-filtering.js`](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master/src/js/cosmetic-filtering.js) vs [uBlock Origin `cosmetic-filtering.js`](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master/src/js/cosmetic-filtering.js) - [uBlock: `contentscript-end.js`](https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master/src/js/contentscript-end.js) vs [uBlock Origin `contentscript-end.js`](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master/src/js/contentscript-end.js) +*** + #### Chris Aljoudi is "the creator of uBlock" Instances: [here](https://twitter.com/thenickde/status/614503721590898688).