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FadBlock Origin 作成者: Piyush Raj
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- 5 段階中 2 の評価Stritch によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)Used to work, but no more. I've logged out of Youtube and uninstalled/reinstalled the add-on. I get Youtube's pop-up immediately.
Update: Running 2.0. Works in private window, otherwise I get the pop-up. I'm happy using it in a private window.
Another update: Since I was happy with the extension, I decided to shell out $5.99.
But now I'm getting ads. Granted they let me skip after a few seconds, but it was better before I paid. I deleted and reloaded the extension to no avail.開発者の返信
投稿日時: 8ヶ月前Which version are you on, what does the counter say (more than 50)?
Please update the version to 2.0 and it will remove the constant paywall mechanism. - 5 段階中 1 の評価Szymon Marczak によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)It does not matter whether the source code is open or not. No adblock should be behind a paywall, ever. fishspace is right.
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前Many solutions are, and the most famous adblocker uBlock (not Original) now AdBlock Plus is a part of "Acceptable Ads Program" and earns millions in annual revenue.
But I understand where are you coming from. The hard paywall was removed in the last update.
For maintenance and consistent updates, a one-time contribution will go a long way. 開発者の返信
投稿日時: 8ヶ月前Don't worry, the last version will soon stop working because YouTube already patched, it's not pushed globally yet so it's still working.
Please update the version to 2.0 and it will remove the constant paywall mechanism.
If it doesn't work before the limit is reached, please hop over to the GitHub issues and create one explaining your problem.- 5 段階中 3 の評価Grg によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)I totally agree with Afzals review below. I dont know what happened (yes i know, new engine/fixes and something) but the versions after 1.3 are working randomly, but mostly not :( . And it doesn't matter what I do, (new, clean browser with 0 addons/testing on other computer/etc. etc.)
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前The last version (1.3) will soon stop working because YouTube already patched it, it's not pushed globally yet so it's still working for some.
Go to the FadBlock, and see if the counter is over 50, if it is, please update the version to 2.0 and it will remove the constant paywall mechanism.
If not, please hop over to GitHub and report your issue and I will quickly fix it. - 5 段階中 4 の評価Afzal によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)I want to support this addon. I don't mind paying. It does work, when it works, but if I have to uninstall, re-install & restart my web browser multiple times after very update, I'd rather just look for another solution that works and support them instead.
- 5 段階中 5 の評価Firefox ユーザー 5589597 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価Firefox ユーザー 18128068 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価fishspace によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)I guess the donations weren't enough.
The developer switched to a monetized model because maintenance of his open source extension was too hard? Find one of the solutions on gitHub, it's forked from the same code afaik. Unfortunately that means we stop supporting this bait n switch.開発者の返信
投稿日時: 8ヶ月前Please read the announcement if you're interested to know why there was a need to turn to an open-core model.
Also, you're correct, that open-source project still works for the majority. Not for everyone as YouTube is testing geo-fenced patches. Soon, that version will stop working.
You're free to modify the source to make it work but no further updates will be pushed.
The upcoming 2.0 after listening to the customers will be an opt-in model (not a paywall). - 5 段階中 1 の評価Jota によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価fishnet によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)Looking into the reviews page for what happened to this addon? It is not longer free --
Worry not though, just downgrade it to v1.3 or don't update to v1.6.
If anything, people already forked the github repo, or better: look for alternatives.
Also dev: if you want money, consider having a donation page, not a paywall. Nobody cares how much you work on it. If it's free then it's not, don't be bothered by people's response :)
But eh, do whatever you will.開発者の返信
投稿日時: 8ヶ月前You do understand that I have left the extension open-source by purpose, right?
The source is FREE (and will be), constantly maintaining it is a chore and thus a small one-time paywall and if you are not satisfied with the monetization decision, you're happy to downgrade; it just won't receive further updates. I believe that's a fair compromise.
I had a donation page for a month, but as you're an intellectual, you'd already know if people contributed or not.
It's currently priced at 5.99$ as a one-time lifetime license fee, is that a deal-breaker for you or you'd want a lower price, or paying is completely out of the question? - 5 段階中 1 の評価GinaYarr によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)Started out working great, but the new update requires you to pay and no longer skips ads. Probably because you have to pay for it to do it! lol The developer used the old bait and switch tactic. He advertised his "free" extension on every conversation about YouTube's ad block detection and once he got enough people, he put a paywall on it. You can use the old version which still works but there are other ad skippers out there that are truly free. Then he gets angry at the reviews because they state our "opinions". Dude, that's what a review is. An opinion.
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前I hope you understand how much time and energy it takes to maintain something like this where YouTube is actively trying to shut out everything for such a large user base while trying to work >80 hours on your own thing.
It's not technically bait-and-switch as if you are not satisfied with the monetization decision, you're happy to downgrade the version to 1.3 as I won't take anything down, it just won't be maintained. I think that is fair.
Most skippers don't work, and if they do, I would be happy to share them.
You're on point about reviews, a few of them rubbed me the wrong way but you're absolutely right, a review is an opinion. - 5 段階中 5 の評価Firefox ユーザー 15223321 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 5 の評価Not needed によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価Firefox ユーザー 18126237 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)Aside from having to reload pages over and over cause this addon is scuffed af, this absolute garbade addon will lock u out of youtube after "skipping" 56 ads and u'll get a popup to pay the scummy developer. Shame
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前You using an open-source extension for not paying YouTube Premium for 13$/mo is not scummy but a developer investing his time to keep the extension updated for a month and now asking a one-time measly 5$ for life is scummy? - 5 段階中 4 の評価Fangli によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)Updating the review to reflect the add-on's current state. It's still highly useful and pretty much the only easily accessible way to dodge youtube ads at this point, but I'm somewhat questioning the decision of having the same update that started letting ads slip through also include a payment plan. Still a great deal better than YouTube Premium, but leaves some stuff to be desired.
(Replying to dev: I appreciate the effort that goes into this, and I'm also seriously considering paying the fee when the free trial expires. My point largely pertained to the timing of the two things happening concurrently, since - as we can see very clearly from the reviews - people don't take the reveal of "This has kinda stopped working... wait, and I also have to pay for it now?" too well.)開発者の返信
投稿日時: 8ヶ月前Thank you for writing again.
I hope you can understand how much time and energy it takes to maintain something like this where YouTube is actively trying to shut out everything for such a large userbase all the while trying to work >80 hours on your own thing.
It's currently priced at 5.99$ as a one-time lifetime license fee, is that a deal-breaker for you?
The codebase is not the same, it uses a Mutation Observer API to improve the compatibility across web browsers as well as to hopefully lower the load time (100 ms).
If you want any feature or support, I would be happy to do it but maintaining it for free was getting very hectic, I can lower the price barely evening out the transaction fees, the server costs, etc.
Reply: Yes, that's fair, but when and if people buy, I would be able to rotate updates much faster. It works, but of course, when YouTube releases a new geo-specific patch, it takes a bit to unpack, update, and upgrade the extension which is a tedious process (hence the ask). - 5 段階中 5 の評価Firefox ユーザー 18126031 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)thanks Piyush i installed it a few days ago, as other people are saying the update stopped it working. I removed it and reinstalled, it now works again. If it does have an ad on the homepage a refresh gets rid. Thanks again for you work :)
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前The people are not happy with the monetization, and if you are too, I would love to know the price-point you'd be willing to pay one-time as a good gesture to continue using it or you'd want it free but would be okay if it gets broken by YouTube and stops working altogether? - 5 段階中 5 の評価Firefox ユーザー 18119981 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価Firefox ユーザー 18125906 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価Firefox ユーザー 12185147 によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)
- 5 段階中 1 の評価Sam によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)My friend, we are all using this extension to avoid paying for YouTube. If you think we'll pay for an extension instead, you're sorely mistaken.
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前It's currently priced at 5.99$ as a one-time lifetime license fee with guaranteed non-stop support for at least 12 months. That's 167.88$ for YouTube Premium, is that still a deal-breaker for you? - 5 段階中 1 の評価Daniel によるレビュー (8ヶ月前)License is stated to be MPL 2.0 but Source Code for the most recent version 1.5 is not made available. License Information should be updated.
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投稿日時: 8ヶ月前The license requires that Modifications (as defined in Section 1.10 of the license) must be licensed under the MPL and made available to anyone to whom you distribute the Source Code. However, new files containing no MPL-licensed code are not Modifications, and therefore do not need to be distributed under the terms of the MPL, even if you create a Larger Work (as defined in Section 1.7) by using, compiling, or distributing the non-MPL files together with MPL-licensed files. This allows, for example, programs using MPL-licensed code to be statically linked to and distributed as part of a larger proprietary piece of software, which would not generally be possible under the terms of stronger copyleft licenses. (verbatim from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/FAQ/)
Edit: Don't leave bad reviews on technicals if you are not sure