From 56644f49076bdcd07f9066eb69313e21f352e06e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 11:25:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (markdown) --- ...s-\"This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported\".md" | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git "a/About-Google-Chrome's-\"This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported\".md" "b/About-Google-Chrome's-\"This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported\".md" index 291813b..d2ec336 100644 --- "a/About-Google-Chrome's-\"This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported\".md" +++ "b/About-Google-Chrome's-\"This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported\".md" @@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ Starting with Google Chrome 127, there will be a warning for uBlock Origin (uBO) This is the result of [Manifest v2 support](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline) being deprecated in favor of [Manifest v3](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/what-is-mv3). -uBO is a Manifest v2 extension, hence the warning in your Google Chrome browser. There is no Manifest v3 version of uBO, hence the browser will suggest alternative extensions as a replacement of uBO: +uBO is a Manifest v2 extension, hence the warning in your Google Chrome browser. There is no Manifest v3 version of uBO, hence the browser will suggest alternative extensions as a replacement for uBO: ![b](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2dc9d217-5c52-441a-b406-e29180707df8) -uBO Lite (uBOL) is pared-down version of uBO with a best effort at converting filter lists used by uBO into a Manifest v3-compliant approach, with a focus on reliability and efficiency as has been the case with uBO since first published in June 2014. +uBO Lite (uBOL) is a pared-down version of uBO with a best effort at converting filter lists used by uBO into a Manifest v3-compliant approach, with a focus on reliability and efficiency as has been the case with uBO since first published in June 2014. However the focus on reliability and efficiency in a Manifest v3 environment meant having to sacrifice many features beyond those not possible within a Manifest v3 framework. See the [official uBOL FAQ webpage](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)) for more details about how uBOL compares to uBO. -Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL; uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO, you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives. +Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives. Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.