@cczona A very wise man once said: the nine most terrifying words in the english language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

This rings especially true in the history of governments trying to "help" free software. They get swallowed up by big money and stop listening to real developers.

What needs to happen is for them to stop propping up *any* big technology, freedom-respecting or not.

Government's only function is to protect private property, and prevent abuses by monopolies.