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

2023-08-18 Thread Jody Garnett via Discuss
> > Indeed this is just one way to respond, That's a major issue. Members of steering committees are unpaid > volunteers. They are more or less active. With our current organization, > they are not in a capacity to face regulation requirements. Basically > that would mean that projects should

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 Jody Garnett via Discuss
Even: Thank you very much for responding - I want to make the case that you are not alone (and will get vacations). Even with regulations … If you are charging for an enhancement - it is development work one and done. It is probably in your contract to meet the requirements (docs and QA) to get

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] [Board] EU Cyber Resilience Act - potential impacts on open geospatial software?

2023-08-18 Thread Jody Garnett via Discuss
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 owners. A whole bunch of the concern is the impact on small