As much as I don't like the guy himself, this is what Richard Stallman has been talking about for years and years. Very quietly, very securely, very aware, he has been preaching the dogma of Open Source. His stuff is pretty good and well thought for most HN folks, but those are not the major consumers of 1984'd TVs. In the end, the swinging plumb-bob still oscillates between easy, cheap, and quality.