While this is true, only open source makes choice and privacy even possible.<p>They are obviously trying to reinvent themselves partly in the image of Google, whose motto &quot;Don&#x27;t be evil&quot; also sounds very hollow nowadays.<p>But I shudder when I think of a world where Google is built upon closed software.<p>[To clarify: I know that Google does not open most of their software. However, with their reliance on open source software they were a big driver for the legitimacy of the movement]