what if the Open Source revolution dies

hi all,
i am a passionate proponent of the open source way of software distribution.i’ve been with the linux distribution since its first kernel release.i am fascinated with the idea of developing your own ideas without any economic pressures and then releasing the developed idea into public domain.i believe only this distribution strategy empowers the individual and has the power to think different and produce new products.These products,as linux has shown, can be an alternate choice to the big bullies of software and creae new markets eventually helping the IT revolution to grow.
but what if this all fades?
what if this revolution is killed?