Its always been this way. I can't remember a time that open source software was front of mind even for those who Ould have had a vested interest in knowing abou

Its always been this way. I can't remember a time that open source software was front of mind even for those who Ould have had a vested interest in knowing about beyond computer scientists/engineers or their academic counterparts. There are exceptions, no doubt. I think generally though, this has always been the case. End users in particular usually don't know the difference nor do they care to (though as the allegory goes, sometimes they do when its too late. )