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> CDNs are necessary

What exactly can't be repackaged / hosted alongside?

The bloat is still there, regardless of where its downloaded from.

It could all be done alongside but this seems redundant to me, the resources are already hosted elsewhere specifically for this purpose.

Right, including extra user tracking.

Yes, everything online seems to want to track you. I will seriously consider making all resources local. Then the tools could be used offline as well.

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