Open source geospatial tools are good. I have been making some form of that argument for most of my career, especially on this blog. The mature projects are equal to or better than their proprietary alternatives. The communities that build and maintain them represent some of the best technical talent working in this space. None of that has been enough to reliably move the adoption conversations that matter.

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of a plane and putting his face into his palm in exasperation

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of a plane with a look of disbelief before putting his face into his palm