I don't think your stated interest in "remain[ing] in control over [your] computing" is at all compatible with the specific moves in tech that you're advocating for.
There's an obvious long-term trend for software to migrate from on-disk to cloud-based: from everything SaaS, through gaming, to Office suites. One common thread with all this software is that you have absolutely no control over it, which is - of course - the aim. No piracy, no unauthorised mods. Walled gardens forever in every direction.
Equally, there's a simultaneous long-term trend for 'attestation', ID checks, 'digital ID' documents, etc. Already, many bank apps refuse to run on Android devices that aren't Google-blessed and kissed. This trend is only accelerating.
In a world where paying taxes online - or accessing a bank account, or running an office suite - requires a Trusted Device™, what good is OSS? What good is software freedom? Running a Linux computer unable to interact with basic aspects of the modern world will quickly become as quaint as trying to do your day job on an Amiga.
There's an obvious long-term trend for software to migrate from on-disk to cloud-based: from everything SaaS, through gaming, to Office suites. One common thread with all this software is that you have absolutely no control over it, which is - of course - the aim. No piracy, no unauthorised mods. Walled gardens forever in every direction.
Equally, there's a simultaneous long-term trend for 'attestation', ID checks, 'digital ID' documents, etc. Already, many bank apps refuse to run on Android devices that aren't Google-blessed and kissed. This trend is only accelerating.
In a world where paying taxes online - or accessing a bank account, or running an office suite - requires a Trusted Device™, what good is OSS? What good is software freedom? Running a Linux computer unable to interact with basic aspects of the modern world will quickly become as quaint as trying to do your day job on an Amiga.