[open-regulatory-compliance] New Ecma Int. task group to standardize Con

[Tobie Langel <tobie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

There's a new task group at Ecma International's TC54 which is chartered with the standardization of Contributing.yaml, an open contributions specification to enable the structured and machine-readable communication of an open source community’s or project’s state, needs, and support intentions. This includes codifying maintainers’ support levels, signalling calls for assistance, identifying abandonment or handoff status, and improving visibility into whether a project is viable for commercial or long-term use. The Contributing.yaml specification aims to support software supply chain risk assessment, organisational investment decisions, and community sustainability efforts.

More info here: https://ecma-international.org/task-groups/tc54-tg4/

This seems very relevant to the due diligence requirements of manufacturers and something this group should pay attention to.

--tobie

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Tobie Langel

Principal & Managing Partner, UnlockOpen