Pretty good article on the state of the libre software ecosystem today: https://paragraph.com/@holonic-horizons/the-stallman-paradox-how-web3-became-the-ultimate-open-source-theater

It does a stellar job pointing out the problems (first 2/3), but less so the solutions. Some good points even there, though.
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The Stallman Paradox: How Web3 Became the Ultimate Open Source Theater

Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Richard Stallman as a visionary prophet of digital freedom while simultaneously abandoning every principle he fought for? The contradiction runs deeper than you think—and the evidence suggests Web3 has become the most sophisticated extraction machine ever wrapped in open source aesthetics. This is the Stallman Paradox: the growing chasm between our intellectual reverence for genuine free software principles and our practical convergence on venture capit...

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Ahhh the cycle of proprietary software -> free software -> open source software -> open core software -> proprietary software.