&gt; <i>The project is open source and open to contributions from anyone.</i><p>The project is exclusively governed by three Google employees, listed at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ampproject&#x2F;amphtml&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;GOVERNANCE.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ampproject&#x2F;amphtml&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;GOVERNANCE...</a>, all contributions are at their discretion.<p>All contributors must sign a legally binding licensing agreement with Google which includes a patent grant, per <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ampproject&#x2F;amphtml&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;CONTRIBUTING.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ampproject&#x2F;amphtml&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;CONTRIBUTI...</a>.<p>The Web is powerful because you don&#x27;t have to ask permission. AMP is not cut from that cloth.