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Re: [open-regulatory-compliance] Open Source Software Stewards and CRA Whitepaper: review in progress until November 20th
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On 11/7/2025 4:18 PM, Elizabeth Mattijsen via open-regulatory-compliance
wrote:
On 8 Nov 2025, at 01:10, Scott Lewis via open-regulatory-compliance <open-regulatory-compliance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I understand that 'group of people/project' is much more difficult to deal with definitionally than an org/legal entity. I just think adding a new org third party will in many cases, actually harm the community it's punitively a steward for.
It may very well be. But it is also an opportunity making Open Source from being a beggar, to a appreciated member of society.
I don't think characterizing open source as a 'beggar' is appropriate.
Open source project teams are not asking for a handout, they are
providing you/everyone with something of value (i.e. the software that
they created as a group/collaboratively) which in most cases wouldn't
otherwise exist and wouldn't continue to work (securely or not) without
maintenance/actual stewardship. As I've said elsewhere, open source
software can be reasonably thought of as a natural resource.
RE: 'appreciated member of society'...lol.
Also note that a "group of people / project" means personal liability, at least in the Netherlands (V.o.F). And probably in all EU countries.
Well then perhaps some lawyers should deal with that, as it may hinder
their ability to use the next innovative open source project's output.
Or they could write it/build it and maintain it themselves.
Scott
Elizabeth Mattijsen
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