When it comes to progressive tech policy, Open-Source is usually included as a (supposed) lever for good. To me OS is much more a distraction from than a helpful answer to the structural problems of the status quo. Aline Blankertz (npub1l7g…nudk) just published a very on-point blog post about just that. I highly recommend reading it.
Open-source software may be less bad than proprietary software, but it is also co-opted by big tech, follows proprietary design paradigms & is produced under similar conditions: extractivist, white, male and undemocratic.
The role of open source in digital is very much like that of the electric car in mobility. Check out the latest [@structural_integrity](https://kolektiva.social/@structural_integrity ) blog for how this relates to the EU Open Source Strategy in the Tech Sovereignty Package and how to be more ambitious: https://www.structural-integrity.eu/open-source-is-the-electric-vehicle-of-digital-policy/