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The definition of “open source” in recital 18 of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) goes beyond the Open Source Definition (OSD) managed by OSI.

What has powered open source to become part of almost all software and drive nearly €100 bn of GDP in Europe?

There’s an old story about someone in the dark feeling the trunk of an elephant and believing it’s a snake because they can’t see the whole animal.

There’s been a regrettable rise in the number of projects switching to “fauxpensource” proprietary licenses.

Seems obvious doesn’t it?

It may come as a surprise to find that some supposedly “open“ standards – including those ratified by standards development organisations (SDOs) like ISO, CEN and ETSI – can’t be implemented without going cap-in-hand to the world’s largest companies to buy

I’ve repeatedly heard lawyers arguing about whether Open Source licenses and FRAND terms are compatible.

The word “open” is overloaded.

GitHub’s CoPilot tool may well be revolutionary, according to Bradley Kuhn.

… whether we use it or not!