Even if a browser is FLOSS, I wouldn't say a user can truly "own" a browser any more than an absolute ruler can govern a country alone. Browser engines are comp

Even if a browser is FLOSS, I wouldn't say a user can truly "own" a browser any more than an absolute ruler can govern a country alone. Browser engines are complex beasts that have grown beyond what anyone can hope to understand, re-create, or even maintain without billions of dollars of annual funding. Software needs to be simple for users to be in control. (Plug: a section of an article of mine covered this previously. HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25982860 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25982860)