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mario_kart_snes

In general this seems like a good move.

But the last paragraph violates one of my common complaints: using "open source" as a buzz-word:

> Proton will always be open source

Oh really? Where can I download the source code to run my own Protonmail server? Answer: I can't.

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May I direct your attention to ProtonMail's GitHub page?

https://github.com/ProtonMail

Sure, they have some things (arguably low-value, but you may disagree) on GitHub, but they do not have the main protonmail service - where I could run my own Protonmail server - on GitHub.

Setting the bar awfully high there, aren't you? Very few companies open source everything, and I'd say that it's pretty reasonable to say you support open source and open standards despite that.

If instead they said "Protonmail supports open source" then I would totally agree with you, but I think my conclusion is fair to draw from their language: "Protonmail will always be open source."

Their clients and import tools are open source, they contribute to a bunch of libraries.

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