this point you make about interoperability being fundamentally opposed to capitalism is _really_ quite key. and this isn't a fruitful balancing act like many dichotomies.

the internet is interoperability. and commercial attempts to defeat it are weakening the infrastructure as well as the technical culture required to evolve it.

the community gave the world a truly marvelous thing, and not only did they use it primarily to sell trash, they took the keys too.