I need to understand first why the authors decided not to speak to the reason "OSS" became a popular construct and what the alternative, FOSS, is in comparison. I need to know why they did not mention that in this article at all.
It is too deliberate a choice with too malicious an apparent motivation for me to just assume I understand and dismiss as deceptive malice from people who seem in several other posts to stand firmly against neoliberalism and the autocratic tech sector.