> Ultimately, the web is what killed end-user open source. A web application is an ultimate anathema to both open source and free software - you don't get to ru

> Ultimately, the web is what killed end-user open source. A web application is an ultimate anathema to both open source and free software - you don't get to run the program as you like, you can't inspect it in any way (even if it's "open sourced", you can't verify if this is what really runs on third-party server), you can't distribute it, you can't modify it, and to top it off, you no longer own the data you work on with said software. On the other hand, there are many people who are aware of that and are actively using, developing and promoting the so-called "self-hosted" solutions - that is, completely free and open software that is in direct competition with closed web apps. Have a problem with a commercial, closed solution? Look here: https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted Still haven't found what you need? You're always free to create one on your own. So you can't really argue that it is the web that "killed" end-user open source as it's very much alive, from VLC to WordPress.