A near-final draft of the #CRA #standards request has been published by the @EU_Commission and it includes a very encouraging requirement that the standards organisations consult with the #OpenSource community - and prove they've done so.

https://the.webm.ink/cra-standards-request-draft-published

CRA Standards Request Draft Published

The European Commission recently published a public draft of the standards request associated with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Anyone...

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[swe] EU Cyber Resilience Act är på gång och vi har fått tillgång till den nya versionen efter förra årets förhandlingar mellan komissionen, parlamentet och rådet. På torsdag kör vi Dataföreningen ett gratis lunchseminarie där vi diskuterar CRA - senaste uppdateringarna, vad säger Open Source-grupperna och vad gäller för tillverkare av digitala produkter?

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https://dfs.se/pa_gang/prata-eu-cyber-resilience-act-med-oss-13/

#CRA #EUCRA #CYBERSECURITY

I'm still concerned but the Python Software Foundation's post about the #EU's Cyber Resilience Act (#CRA) makes me optimistic that it could work for #FreeSoftware. I do agree with the core idea that #commercial #software companies should be held more accountable than they currently are. The key is getting it just right so that anyone can write whatever free software they feel like writing, and share it on the internet, without having to get a lawyer first.

https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/01/CRA-update.html

EU’s Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source

Back in April, we wrote to the community about our concerns for the future of the open source ecosystem generally and CPython and PyPI spec...

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