Who has the data has the power.
Architecture trumps licensing any time.
There are more than 21 eBook channels already. Authors can’t possibly get to these and do what they do best.
Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is a thief.
The future is always scary to those who cling to the past.
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts.