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The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!
(blog.opensource.org)
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My ELI5 version is: The European government were making a rule where software makers can be punished for not following European standards and need a special mark of compliance. Open source organizations argued that the standards shouldn't be held against any group until a software is sold, and volunteer/non-profit groups shouldn't have to follow the standard. The Parliament listened and implemented this change to the draft rule.
Thats both awesome news and a great explanation. Thanks a lot!
Thanks, I now get it! 😊
What happens if you accept donations for maintaining a project?
Good question. I don't know the specifics but, that's probably where the nuances of "commercial beneficiary of deployment" come into play and beyond the scope of my 5 year-old level explanation. I'd say probably not if it's optional donations.