Re: [open-regulatory-compliance] Open Source Software Stewards and CRA W

[bashi@xxxxxxx]

Open Source as it stands has two arms.
One, corporate sponsored arm is paid handsomely.
The other, people building what they love can be considered a begging hand, for nothing is given there.
The second hand though does not ask, and is thus not a beggar.  None the less, that hand goes unfed for the software of value it creates.

On 8 November 2025 1:16:04 am UTC, Scott Lewis via open-regulatory-compliance <open-regulatory-compliance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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




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