The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!
The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!
Open Source communities defended developers and foundations against risks posed by the CRA to Open Source development, and their voices were heard. Workshops being offered at FOSDEM offer a chance for others to participate moving forward.
Could someone explain what happened to me like im 5 please?
This time last year OSI recommended that the CRA:
…exclude all activities prior to commercial deployment of the software and … clearly ensure that responsibility for CE marks does not rest with any actor who is not a direct commercial beneficiary of deployment.
That recommendation has been accepted and implemented, and the OSI is very grateful to the various experts who took the time to listen.
My ELI5 version is: The European government were making a rule where software makers can be punished for not following European standards and need a special mark of compliance. Open source organizations argued that the standards shouldn't be held against any group until a software is sold, and volunteer/non-profit groups shouldn't have to follow the standard. The Parliament listened and implemented this change to the draft rule.
The EU regulators have many flaws but news like this gives me some hope
Agree. On some other projects like Gaia-X they still seem to keep screwing things up.
Engaging with your elected representatives matters. Voting matters. Keep it up (and your other political activity outside of voting/writing, too)!
Is this Antwerp?