There is always a very vocal minority itching to cause as much drama as possible. It’s very discouraging to see in general. I agree with and want more FOSS, but I’m not sure I’d ever consider making it myself; it’s not worth extra stress personally.

That’s one of the advantages for those interested in ZTN. In a somewhat similar way to IPv6, a local address/network isn’t inherently trustworthy.

You can generate your own “debloat” scripts with https://privacy.sexy

I think the project has a better chance than most at being relevant long-term for a number of reasons, but also the maintainer is a pretty cool person!

I understand the sentiment about the inherent conflict of interest with paying someone to audit your software, but it’s highly unlikely that anyone is going to do that work for free. I’d want some evidence before taking your comment for anything other than opinion/bias. I don’t use any of these products so whatever the reality is doesn’t affect me, it just seems like nuance is too easily lost.