> liberate our digital lives in case of a potential hostage situation > Should we so desire, open source empowers us to create and run our own essential tools

> liberate our digital lives in case of a potential hostage situation > Should we so desire, open source empowers us to create and run our own essential tools and services This person is describing the goals of Free Software and community-driven projects. "Open Source" merely refers to using an OSI-approved license, without any implication about empowering users and improving the power balance.