It’s really important for those of us who’ve lived through previous megacorp attacks on free software ecosystems to TEACH that history.
This article rehashes a lot of relevant stuff in some detail. Regardless of what you feel about the decisions around the fediverse and Facebook, knowing the history can only help.
When we learn from history, we are NOT NECESSARILY condemned to repeat it.
Great read! I’m all in favor of taking away as much power and influence away from this private companies so that the users can stay in control of its tech. Long live FOSS!