As a software developer, I understand the importance of ownership in creating a successful product, but it can be a complicated concept, especially in companies with multiple individuals and teams working together towards a common goal. The struggle for ownership and control over development environments between individual developers and organizations is an ongoing battle that requires finding the right balance to avoid security risks and other issues. This is where Daytona comes in as a comprehensive Dev Environment Orchestration & Management platform that automates and standardizes workflows, enabling effective collaboration, secure communication, and efficient delivery of high-quality code. Ownership can be approached from top-down, with the company owning the infrastructure it deploys, including development environments used by employees, who are bound by contracts stipulating ownership of everything committed and run inside these environments is the responsibility of the security team to monitor for vulnerabilities and malicious code. At the user level, customization falls to individual developers, but poses potential security risks that must be addressed through restrictions on installation scripts, pulling images, and extensions while still allowing developer velocity. The balance between developer freedom and security is a fine line that companies must navigate, requiring clear ownership policies, adherence to them, and empowering developers in a way that allows them the freedom to work while maintaining safety and security.