With regards to Linux, Google seems like a far bigger danger. Have a look at the "locking-in manufacturers" section of https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/

With regards to Linux, Google seems like a far bigger danger. Have a look at the "locking-in manufacturers" section of https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on.... In a more general sense, cloud computing is the biggest danger to Linux, since it allows companies to allow access to forked versions without needing to distribute source - this is why the AGPL exists. There's also potential for bad faith actors to utilise closed source build tools to distribute releases that are technically opensource - but that cannot be built by anyone but the distributor.