I'm sorry for posting in English.
I'm VixinG, creator of the extension you're talking about.
I shouldn't be even responding here, but I feel like you guys are talking about me and I'm confused.
For the past 7 months I get a lot of messages daily/weekly about this extension. Many people thanking me / asking me questions.
I'm using the method implemented in the extension since early 2015, and I was always buffering on Twitch.
I'm from Poland. My ISP is Orange ADSL. I can watch max 3 minutes on Source before it breaks.
A few days ago I noticed that 3 or 4 servers are not working and other servers are not being as good as they used to.
I am using the extension myself, so I decided to update it. While I was working on an update I found a video of a popular French streamer who was advertising my extension, hosting it on mediafire, giving me no credit (he even said "I don't even know who made it"). This lack of credit made me add the info on the extension popup, along with twitch and twitter links, just so I can help people in other way.
(avec un bon gros bouton 'donate' donc il cherche a se faire un peu d'argent )
It's not big.. it's a normal size link
It's really optional. There are no ads or anything blocking you. You have to realize I'm not a programmer. I'm also unemployed but it's totally fine, I don't look for money.
Otherwise I wouldn't be making this extension in the first place. I even posted it's source on Github.
I have an idea to make this extension "legal" and allowed by Twitch, but it costs money which I don't have. It requires a server with multiple proxies/vpns to handle requests and redirect people just like this extension, but it's safe to Twitch.
I'm sorry I couldn't do more, but I had to take it down from Chrome Web Store.
I didn't want to risk anything by disobeying Twitch request.
I didn't know 30000 people are going to download it from other place, but when I found out I tried updating it. That's why I published it again for a very short time, just so people get the update.
D’ailleurs, je corrige. Vixing n'est pas de San Francisco... mais de Pologne!
Il ne sait même pas mettre un serveur UE par défaut pour lui.^^
Not always the closest server to you has the best connection! I buffer on every European server except London, but US-1 was the best 7 months ago, so I set it to default. Now Level3 and Dallas are the best.
Do you have any questions? I don't know how to help you. I know how Twitch works, how their servers work. That's why I made this extension.
Again, sorry for posting in English. I don't know French.