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:globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites

23 mentions on Hacker News by 21 people: 3 stories, 20 comments · first 2017-11-29 · latest 2024-02-28

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  1. …are source-available, but not open source, and get tons of issues, and even contributions ( https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension off the top of my head)
    comment by pcthrowaway · 2024-02-28 · in I turned my open-source project into a full-time business
  2. …another extension is preventing uBO to be ready in a timely manner, this has happened[1]. [1] https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/13163
    comment by gorhill · 2023-11-27 · in Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs
  3. Metamask didn't blacklist these addresses. https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/commits/devel...
    comment by nootropicat · 2022-08-09 · in Dusting “Attack” via Tornado Cash to Public Wallets
  4. …least you can build it yourself, all commits are visible and it's developed in a semi open way. [1] https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/blob/develop/...
    comment by cypress66 · 2022-08-03 · in An attacker is currently draining 100s of Solana, $SOL, wallets and SPL tokens
  5. …site like this to access the wallet. For reference, this appears to be an example of that warning: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/11337 Transcript: "Signing this message can have dangerous side effects. Only sign…
    comment by caylus · 2022-06-15 · in “Crypto drainer” template facilitates theft
  6. …question is what strikes the right balance of incentives for developers and respect of users. [1]: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/ [2]: https://uniswap.org/blog/uniswap-v3/
    comment by leppr · 2021-03-26 · in Funds for Open Source
  7. There's still issues preventing this re-licensing from being valid. https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/9292
    comment by jameshilliard · 2020-08-24 · in MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
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    Contributor license agreements needed for removal of share-alike clause
    story by michaelsbradley · 2020-08-22 · 0 comments
  9. FYI, wrapping URLs in anything other than whitespace can break HN hyperlinking. The corrected link is https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/pull/9286 for anyone who got 404s at above.
    comment by floatingatoll · 2020-08-21 · in MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
  10. There is some interesting discussion in an open PR reverting this “ https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/pull/9286“ . It sounds like they may have broken the copyright on code by outside contributors.
    comment by slaymaker1907 · 2020-08-21 · in MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
  11. …distribution under an old license, and starting distribution with a new one. However, detaro linked https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/9285 which brings up that this new license probably violates the license terms of…
    comment by MaulingMonkey · 2020-08-21 · in MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
  12. also: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/9285
    comment by detaro · 2020-08-21 · in MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
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    MetaMask replaces MIT License, claims ownership of all forks
    story by kauffj · 2020-08-21 · 17 comments
  14. …Tor Browser Bundle is just a tweaked version of Firefox, so Firefox extensions should work for it. https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/4771 implies that it works, maybe with some bumps. I would expect that the Tor Browser…
    comment by AgentME · 2020-06-26 · in Blackballed by PayPal, Sci-Hub switches to Bitcoin
  15. …from ads or tips in case a bunch of people are collaborating on the same piece of content? [1] https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension
    comment by Eli_P · 2019-08-29 · in Wikipedia Is Now a Brave Verified Publisher
  16. …for someone who will: - be an effective contributor to [MetaMask's free and open source software]( https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/ ) from day 1 - lead the development of front end features - facilitate growth of open source…
    comment by danjm · 2019-07-01 · in Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2019)
  17. …decentralized web accessible and empowering to millions of users. We lead front-end engineering for https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/ . We also take major responsibility in areas such as devops, release management, automated…
    comment by danjm · 2019-06-03 · in Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2019)
  18. See: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/pull/4405 .
    comment by michaelsbradley · 2019-05-15 · in Keybase and Stellar is live for everyone
  19. …to "actually" do seems like a difficult problem that's unlikely to be solved anytime soon. [1] https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/2847
    comment by nebulous1 · 2018-04-30 · in Show HN: Create your own crapcoin in 3 minutes
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    MetaMask – Now logging your failed transaction to Sentry
    story by verdverm · 2018-03-05 · 0 comments
  21. …There we're a lot of issues with the feature, some resolved, some still not. Basically this issue: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/2393
    comment by spery · 2018-01-31 · in How to access Ethereum-based applications?
  22. It's a well known extension with Ethereum users. https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension
    comment by subie · 2018-01-25 · in Show HN: The last person to use this button gets $200+ USD, via Smart Contracts
  23. Possibly because the latest version of MetaMask has broken event listening: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/2393
    comment by brepl · 2017-11-29 · in Understanding Ethereum Smart Contracts