There is a GREAT quote in the comments here. Speaking as someone who's often done their own source and car maintenance because could not afford to go anywhere

There is a GREAT quote in the comments here. Speaking as someone who's often done their own source and car maintenance because could not afford to go anywhere else. On that note - open source is EXPENSIVE, because it depends on developers having enough of a source of income of freedom, money and time to be able to commit to projects. (I have not had all three in decades) ```Car owners may not want to do auto maintenance / repair themselves, but they have a strong expectation that they can take their vehicles to any variety of techs who can do so for them, without being beholden to the auto manufacturer for whatever support they deign to provide. Buying proprietary software without the right to repair it (including the right to rebuild from the source code) is like buying a car with the hood welded shut (or better, locked down with a key that belongs only to the manufacturer). There are car owners who never take their car to anybody but the “factory authorized” dealer for maintenance and repair, but they are far from a majority, AFAIK.```