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Understanding the Cyber Resilience Act: What Everyone involved in Open Source Development Should Know

The European Union is making big changes to cybersecurity requirements with its proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). You may have heard about the CRA’s potential impact on the open source ecosystem. But what does the Cyber Resilience Act...  Read More

Ashwin Ramaswami and Mirko Boehm | Sep 8, 2023

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Understanding US Export Controls and Open Source Projects (2021 Update)

One of the greatest strengths of open source development is how it enables collaboration across the entire world. However, because open source development is a global activity, it necessarily involves making available software across...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2021

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Open Source Communities and Trademarks: A Reprise

Intellectual property and how it is shared have been the cornerstone of open source. Although it is more common to discuss “code” or “copyright,” there are other IP concerns around patents and trademarks that must be considered before...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2020