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The Open Source Initiative has always been like this. It has ALWAYS been about producing higher quality software and the superiority of its development model. It is designed not to challenge the existing status quo. That's their preogative.
This is why the term "FOSS" is harmful. It attempts to generalize groups of people in vastly different stages with vastly different goals.
Reject FOSS, one should clearly state what they mean and want. We are united in varying degrees of struggle against proprietary software, but each of our goals and circumstances are different.
FOSS is so popular because it homogenizes us into a box that can be categorized and compartmentalized. Labels are comforting, but they can also be harmful. One thing is for sure, "FOSS" isn't a threat to these corporations.