@dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org Yes it's possible, but the systems seeking control can buy their way into projects and onto boards to reinstall the control grid access wherever resistance coalesces. How many "free and open source" browsers refused to distribute the proprietary, black-box widevine spyware? All it took was a pittance in donations from a few big-tech corporations colludeding to each buy a seat on the w³c and shove it through to kill the whole concept of an open-source web. How much harder is the desktop to conquer?