The @European Commission wants to know if it should plough money into #cloud and #AI #development. I know there are lots of #OpenSource people with views, so maybe express them here:

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

One of my significant fears about the EU Cyber Resilience Act is that it could be abused by vendors to force DRM-like limitations into consumer products, as Synology is regrettably attempting.

Ars Technica

Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices

German press release suggests expansion of the company's "integrated ecosystem."

One of my goals in engaging strongly over the CRA and especially its standards is to ensure that they are written to prevent this, as far as possible. We have now placed many #OpenSource experts into EU standards committees as a result. Can you help? #CRA @European Commission #DRM @Open Source Initiative :osi:

Don't be fooled by Meta's claims its Llama AI is open source. As well as its commercial restrictions, Meta's Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy overrides the license & blocks software freedom rights to EU citizens. AUP: "the rights ... are not being granted to you if you are an individual domiciled in, or a company with a principal place of business in, the European Union"

Meta Llama

Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy

Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy

Llama

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

#OpenSource? #NotOpenSource!