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Did you get permission to use the uBlock name and logo?





We did reach out to the uBO team because we’d love for them to join the initiative, but we haven’t received a response yet. Hopefully, we’ll have the chance to collaborate in the future.

So, that's a "you didn't". Honestly, it looks like you've botched this. Doesn't seem like very good PR for Tempest.

Would that not be infringement then? You’re taking their name, branding, reviews, etc and basically presenting them as your own with only a small disclaimer. Does not seem like an amazing choice to release before hearing back from them. Could easily be mistaken as an official browser from the team on a cursory glance

This is genuinely disgusting and egregious. Why would anyone want to "collaborate" with you when you just violate their ip rights and norms of the open source community and then act like this is perfectly normal?

You don't even have enough faith in your own product to brand it in a way that differentiates itself. This is a pretty blatant attempt to ride on the coattails of someone successful.




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