All the examples where FOSS is ahead, is in tools by and for programmers. They're acceptable, maybe with an advantage due to cost or lack of cloud subscription

All the examples where FOSS is ahead, is in tools by and for programmers. They're acceptable, maybe with an advantage due to cost or lack of cloud subscription stuff, but otherwise not great for the rest. Most everything I like about Linux seems to be driven by the red hat types more than the general community. Home automation software is pretty trivial, HW is what matters, and until very recently the HW was tied to the proprietary software. Plus the software can't rely on you being the product like commercial stuff, so you have to pay for easy remote access on home assistant. The other issue is even though the functionality is simple, two important features are good UI, and not randomly breaking on updates, which FOSS isn't great at. I use FreeCAD, KDEnlive, and others all the time, because the commercial stuff just isn't practical, if you're not making 40k a year or having a company that is tech focused enough to have a license. I'm glad it exists, I'll continue to contribute in GitHub if I see an easy to fix bug..., I'll probably keep using my DIY automation system because of a few specific features, But I'd really rather FOSS do stuff a tiny bit more like commercial does.