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How Open Source Culture Feeds Product-Led Growth
ForbesOpen source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI
The RegisterFree software and open source licenses evolved to deal with code in the 1970s and ’80s. Today it must again transform to deal with AI models.
Vetting an Open Source Database? 5 Green Flags to Look for
The New StackWhat Businesses Need to Know About the EU IoT Bill
Security BoulevardThe Cyber Resilience Act is a world first. Europe’s proposed legislation will set minimum cybersecurity standards for connected devices and require products to stay up-to-date throughout their lifespan.
Defend Open Source from Trolls: Oppose Patent Rule Changes
The New StackThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is inviting public comment on proposals that would eliminate third parties’ ability to help clean up bad patents.
Open source community on warpath with Europe: they are not to blame for cyber security problems
World Nation NewsA new tug of war has started in the European Union. The future Cyber Resilience Act (‘Cyber Resilience Act’) seeks to tackle the problem of cyber security by forcing software and hardware products to be thoroughly updated, but the latest legal proposal has a fundamental problem that has drawn much criticism.
Open source and sustainability – where’s the gap?
LexologyPeople have been openly sharing data about the environment for over 150 years – thanks to Samuel Morse’s invention of the telegraph in the mid-1800s.
EU’s Cyber Resilience Act contains a poison pill for open source developers
The RegisterWe can all agree that securing our software is a good thing. Thanks to one security fiasco after another – the SolarWinds software supply chain attack, the perpetual Log4j vulnerability, and the npm maintainer protest code gone wrong – we know we must secure our code. But the European Union’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) goes way, way too far in trying to regulate software security.
Protestware explained: Everything you need to know
TechTargetDevelopers use protestware technology to drive points home; some arrives as messages of defiance, others with malicious intent.
The Eclipse Foundation and Leading Open Source Organisations Deliver Open Letter to European Commission Regarding the Cyber Resilience Act
Eclipse FoundationThe CRA as written poses an unnecessary economic and technological risk to the EU; Open Source leaders wish to work with the European Commission on the CRA’s noble goal of secure software for all.
It’s Board Election Time at Open Source Initiative Again
Foss ForceIf this is March, it must be election time at OSI. This year, two individual seats and one affiliate seat are in the running.