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I see a "top-down" approach, actually.

Government and public services change to (ideally) open source, and "impose"/"require" downstream compatibility.

This would create the incentive and make change easier

>>McDyve+(OP)
Yeah "all bids for government contracts must" is a really powerful sword.

It pushes money into the market, creates skills and business and, crucially can look beyond quarterly profits (for better or worse).

>>Vespas+q71
Yes! We must mandate that all loyal citizens have to use Arch Linux and Vim. Severe punishment and long prison terms for any other distro or text editor.