Cyber resilience act

[Matthias Kirschner]

Hello Paul, 

Hope you had a good start into 2024. On our side Alex is working on the
CRA. 

Best regards,
Matthias 

* Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org> [2024-01-18 13:05:57 +0100]:

> On Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:17:49 CET Tobias Morell wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> 
> Hi Tobias,
> 
> 
> > thanks for your feedback. Very interesting.
> 
> You're welcome.
> 
> > I was wondering, whether the positions in the letter from September have
> > been addressed in the latest draft from November in any way.
> 
> I am not sure.
> 
> The people to ask are at the FSFE. I have put on CC Matthias Kirschner (Hi 
> Matthias!). I am sure he will be able to put you in touch with the right 
> person who can answer all your questions.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul
> 
> > 
> > > Am 11.01.2024 um 20:07 schrieb Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org>:
> > > 
> > > On Thursday, 11 January 2024 15:30:18 CET frances.tait wrote:
> > >> Hi Paul,
> > > 
> > > Hello Frances,
> > > 
> > >> We’re planning a brief news item in our January Newsletter to alert
> > >> people
> > >> to what’s coming down the line on this. We don’t want to take a position,
> > >> but want folk to know about it so they can prepare, and we’re gathering
> > >> links so they can inform themselves.. We wondered if KDE had thought
> > >> about
> > >> it at all or have something to add.
> > >> 
> > >> Here’s a link in case you hadn’t heard about it.
> > >> 
> > >> https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230717IPR03029/cyber-> >> res ilience-act-meps-back-plan-to-boost-digital-products-security Cyber
> > >> Resilience Act: MEPs back plan to boost digital products security | News
> > >> | European Parliament europarl.europa.eu
> > > 
> > > Yes: KDE is cosignatory of the letter written by the Eclipse Foundation:
> > > 
> > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QM2m3OxMOI_WXM9JHQs2kvg0N8jcWLPHH2N5d8
> > > -nPcs
> > > 
> > > And we agree that the CRA, as drafted
> > > 
> > > 1. would reduce the number of OSS projects available to European SMEs
> > > giving more power to large corporations;
> > > 
> > > 2. wouled jeopardize the fragile equilibrium that benefits SMEs
> > > contributing to European innovations;
> > > 
> > > 3. by barring FLOSS projects from the market, would probably have the
> > > opposite effect from that intended and would not improve the security of
> > > products available to consumers.
> > > 
> > > https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/cra-should-support-open-pr
> > > actices-open-source-and-development-european-open
> > > 
> > > I hope that helps. Need more details?
> > > 
> > > Cheers
> > > 
> > > Paul
> > > 
> > > P.S.: Belated Happy New Year!
> 
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