[Qgis-psc] European CRA and its implications

[Marco Bernasocchi]

Hi Vincent,
thanks a lot for the link. I had honestly missed this.

does not look good at all.
I ve also shared thid with the OSGeo board.

and will discuss with the psc what we can do.

cheers

Marco Bernasocchi

QGIS.org Chair
OSGeo.org Board member
OPENGIS.ch CEO

On Wed, 19 Jul 2023, 09:45 Vincent Picavet (ml) via QGIS-PSC, <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi PSC,
>
> Should you not be aware already, there is an existential and urgent risk
> on the OpenSource ecosystem coming from the European commission, through
> the CRA text :
>
>
> https://eclipse-foundation.blog/2023/02/23/cyber-resilience-act-good-intentions-and-unintended-consequences/
>
> Mozilla has already taken action, and publicly reacted also. So did a few
> other opensource organizations.
>
> Given the strong impact it may have on the OpenSource world, I think
> QGIS.org should :
> - make a public announcement / blog article / press release
> - directly contact MEPs to communicate about the problems raised by the
> current version of the text
> - coordinate with other OpenSource organization for actions
> - optionnaly, make some stronger actions ( e.g. close QGIS downloads as
> filezilla does, display a message on the web site, display a message on
> QGIS start window...)
>
> The ITRE commission is supposed to meet today, this is therefore an urgent
> matter. The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be to reestablish
> the text to an acceptable version.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Vincent
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