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.
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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.
Open Source: Separating Fact from Fiction
TLFOpen source software is ubiquitous and makes up much of the software infrastructure that underlies the systems our society relies on, from mobile phones to Internet technologies to automotive and national security systems. But as open source software has taken the spotlight—particularly efforts to ensure the security and sustainability of the ecosystem—it’s important to separate fact from fiction when thinking about open source and how best to support and use it.
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.
Open-source software sees growth across the board
SD TimesAs the use of open-source software (OSS) continues its year-over-year growth, the biggest area for innovation and open-source adoption is now AI.
OSI License Review Working Group Seeks Input on Changes
Foss ForceThe Open Source Initiative is planning on making a few changes to how they do things. They think they’ve got it figured out, but first they want to know what you think.
Harness releases open version of continuous delivery product with access to source code
TechCrunchWhen is Open Source not Open Source? Executive Director Maffulli comments on Harness.io’s latest product release