# What does Privacy Guides see as OpenSource?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230
**Category:** Site Development
**Created:** 2024-08-21T14:24:09Z
**Posts:** 102
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## Post 82 by @anon29374801 — 2024-11-23T22:05:09Z

> [@Niek-de-Wilde](#):
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> Well I personally started this thread is to grow PG’s consistancy

I understand that but you revived it because of this thread

> [@Require Open Source for Password Managers](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/require-open-source-for-password-managers/12480/91):
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> Why YubiKeys aren’t open-source: Why 1Password isn’t open-source:

Which was revived by

> [@Require Open Source for Password Managers](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/require-open-source-for-password-managers/12480/64):
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> Need to revisit this. There are so many open source password managers available now there’s no reason not to make it a requirement.

who revived this thread as well

> [@Remove 1Password](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/remove-1password/13921/39):
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> I think it’s time to reevaluate if this closed source password manager is needed anymore. Probably time to make open source a requirement for password managers. Especially since we’re spoiled for options now.

at the same time.

Hopefully I am wrong but to me it seems like all this happened because one team member decided they did not like 1Password.

If this was reversed and a user was attempting to change a criteria to add a tool instead of remove it, it would have (and has) been called out.

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