[cooperation-wg] Cyber Resilience Act effects on OSS on agenda of open source-wg

Hi Maarten,

Thank you for the heads-up - it is definitely a proposal that
needs to be followed.

	Julf

On 24-10-2022 14:58, Maarten Aertsen wrote:
> Dear cooperation working group,
> 
> I'd like to call your attention to my talk on the draft agenda of the
> open source wg this Wednesday, because I believe it may be of interest 
> to members of this group:
> 
> On 10/10/2022 18:47, Marcos Sanz wrote:
>> Agenda RIPE 85 Open Source WG Session
>> Wednesday, October 26, 10:30 -  11:30 (CEST)
>> [..]
>> B. "Cyber Resilience Act effects on OSS", Maarten Aertsen, NLnet
>> Labs
>>
>> NLnet Labs is closely following a legislative proposal by the European 
>> Commission affecting almost all hardware and software on the
>> European market. The Cyber Resilience Act intends to ensure 
>> cybersecurity of products with digital elements by laying down 
>> requirements and obligation for economic operators.
>>
>> In this short talk you'll learn what to expect in the Cyber Resilience 
>> Act and why this proposal may matter to you as a developer
>> or user of open source software. If so, let's make sure that policy
>> makers take into account its effects on open source development by
>> professional organisations and volunteers alike.
>>
>> Do get in touch with Maarten when you have similar concerns, want to 
>> team up or can help us to provide technical expertise in the right 
>> places.
> 
> If you would like to read a little more on the topic, Olaf Kolkman has 
> just published a blog post on the same topic at the Internet Society 
> blog [1].
> 
> I'm new to this community: don't be shy and talk to me :-)
> 
> kind regards, Maarten
> 
> [1] 
> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/10/the-eus-proposed-cyber-resilience-act-will-damage-the-open-source-ecosystem/
>