While I would generally agree with the idea, I think it's also important to see that people aren't always in the position to choose said open systems. I presum

While I would generally agree with the idea, I think it's also important to see that people aren't always in the position to choose said open systems. I presume most of the non-commercial projects posted on HN are started to scratch an itch of the autor, which might as well be that they're stuck with a closed system that sucks. Trying to improve that situation somewhat seems sensible to me.