1 year ago

LONDON — Open Source has “won” but still stands to lose if government and corporations don’t step up to ensure the resiliency and sustainability of the ecosystem into the future, the https://stateofopencon.com/ heard earlier this month. But the success of open source, along with concerns over its security, also meant more focus from policymakers, meaning proposed new laws and government strategies. “There are some concerns with some of those about where the burden of risk might shift,” said Brock. The recent https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cyber-resilience-act was an example of this, with fears it could shift liability onto the maintainers and distributors of projects.

If curation is one part of the jigsaw puzzle for making open source sustainable, another is government action, particularly when it comes to enhancing security and resiliency.