Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Revamped spatialreference.org

2024-01-09 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
ESRI used to have the most comprehensive on-line CRS repository, but it was taken off line some years back. Therefore spatialreference.org is also an important resource to ESRI users. The raw content is available in their github repository at

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Cyber Resilience Act staying informed on updates

2023-12-06 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
Hi Jody, thanks for the update. The clarification of point 3 is still fuzzy to me. What do they actually mean by "monetised by manufacturers". Is monetizing only when the software is open source but people have to pay to use it on SaaS or similar models ? Otherwise if it is about money being

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] EU Cyber Resilience Act - potential impacts on open geospatial software?

2023-08-19 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
Hi, I've drafted some personal notes in a pad https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/osgeo_cra-a2r1 if that may help for further action. Feel free to drop yours into it (anyone with the link should have edit rights). I most certainly have mis-understood some things, and the formulation is too

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] EU Cyber Resilience Act - potential impacts on open geospatial software?

2023-08-18 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
However you do not have to be the distributor - Wondering if I'd be a "manufacturer" instead ? There are many obligations for the manufacturer in the CRA... "manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has products with

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] EU Cyber Resilience Act - potential impacts on open geospatial software?

2023-08-18 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
Le 18/08/2023 à 20:50, Jody Garnett via Discuss a écrit : Thanks for setting that up, can we add it to the website ad an event or news item? That way it can be shared on social media and email lists. The missing voice on this discussion (and osgeo in general) is the small and medium business

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] EU Cyber Resilience Act - potential impacts on open geospatial software?

2023-07-21 Thread Even Rouault via Discuss
Hi Adam, I'm not sure if we can come up with a completely novel analysis of the Act compared to what other foundations have already been done, but looking around the various resources and analysis, this is very worrisome if the text would pass in its current form (especially the one of the