The article mentions 12 bullet points for the most important measures organizations should take to mitigate the problem; some seem trivial, others surely are mo

The article mentions 12 bullet points for the most important measures organizations should take to mitigate the problem; some seem trivial, others surely are more complicated requiring time and money (this ain't Joe User's home gaming PC) and would offer no guarantee of achieving the goal because it's still closed software. So why not pouring that same amount of money into a single entity whose only purpose would be to integrate, or create where necessary, then document and support, FOSS software that does essentially the same things and services? (ie, not just Linux+Libreoffice). I would surely donate some quid myself but I'm also 100% sure a lot of big names would follow making the thing self sustainable, as I'm not the only one feeling uncomfortable by knowing that my personal data is managed by companies that profit from people personal data (therefore including Google and others). This problem hits everyone: I may choose not to use any of their software on my machines, but I have no chances of convincing either my doctor or my lawyer to do the same, unless the practice becomes widespread and non technical users too are made aware of the issues.