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View submission: Why did I build AmputatorBot?
So yes, it's open source now, but most design decisions have already been made and just because something is open source, doesn't mean everyone can just make changes to the code.
Nobody is even "free" to make changes to the linux kernel code then. Is it less open source? You are handwaving that argument.
Speaking of which, since a couple of months AMP is exactly that, a project under the openjs foundation.
Plus, when you actually look at the code open sourced, you'll see that they have only provided projects for the end-user to use.
If you can host everything yourself, then the danger is.. what?
There is (or can be) JavaScript on AMP pages[1]. And there are hardly any limitations when it comes to tracking users.
1: https://amp.dev/documentation/guides-and-tutorials/develop/custom-javascript/
So like every other page ever?
Comment by Killed_Mufasa at 10/12/2019 at 12:00 UTC
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Nobody is even "free" to make changes to the linux kernel code then. Is it less open source? You are handwaving that argument.
That's fair. However, I do believe that there is a significant difference, the linux kernel code is maintained by mostly volunteers, where as Google is basically the only party maintaining the AMP github.
If you can host everything yourself, then the danger is.. what?
There isn't, but my point is that not everything about AMP is open-source.
So like every other page ever?
This was in response to the claim that there is no JavaScript on AMP pages. There is. So claiming that AMP is good for your privacy because it doesn't have any JavaScript, is just false. AMP pages can have JavaScript.