[Qgis-psc] Call for evidence - impact of open source

[Andreas Neumann]

Yes - I agree it is important.

It is pretty obvious for us (and the European governments), that the US
government (with a lot of influence on the US economy) is not anymore a
reliable partner. So I believe Open Source and other European software
alternatives to US commercial software where Europe is dependent on is
probably of quite some importance.

PSC will try to submit something before the deadline.

Andreas

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 05:20, Valentin Buira via QGIS-PSC <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi Saber
>
> Thanks a lot for bringing the topic, I submitted my feedback as an
> individual.
>
> Now I strongly suggest the PSC to do so as well for QGIS. Because from the
> way the call for evidence is worded, it is very obvious (and explicit even)
> that it's preliminary work for a new a new law on open source.
>
> QGIS has this unique ability to trickle down on so many disciplines, and
> in the end on the life of people
>
> *If the EU is putting open source software on its strategic road map*,
> this could mean securing new funding for QGIS. And it would benefit to the
> QGIS project worldwide.
>
> And it could also help to deter side effects of this future regulation.
> What I mean by that, it would be cool to avoid the same burden as the Cyber
> Resilience Act(CRA)
>
> P.S: The deadline for submitting a feedback is on 3 February, so it's
> getting closer. [1]
>
> P.P.S: I also recently suggested the creation of a Europe QGIS user group
> with potential perks for the EU [2]
>
> Cheers,
> Valentin
>
> [1]
> https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en
> [2] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2026-January/055990.html
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