[dr_dshiv]

Especially since the EU just made open source contributors liable for cybersecurity (Cyber Resilience Act). Just let AI contribute and ur good

[hn111]

Didn’t they make an exception for open-source projects? https://opensource.org/blog/the-european-regulators-listened...

[dr_dshiv]

“Anyone opensourcing anything while in the course of ‘commercial activity’ will be fully liable. Effectively they rugpulled the Apache2 / MIT licenses... all opensource released by small businesses is fucked. where the was no red tape now there is infinite liability”

This is my current understanding, from a friend not a lawyer. Would appreciate any insight from folks here.

[spiderfarmer]

So you’re willfully spreading FUD in hopes someone will enlighten you?

[dr_dshiv]

The law is real. What emotions would you suggest are appropriate?

[spiderfarmer]

Open Source is exempt, provided you don’t make a profit: https://kevinboone.me/open_source_liability.html

[dr_dshiv]

So it applies to anyone who figures out how to monetize open-source contributions. Seems like a major issue to me. Not exactly something that makes Europe a good place for tech.

[andrepd]

Yeah, just the usual hn FUD about the EU.

[throwaway894345]

Can you reconcile that with this sibling comment?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074070

I don’t have an opinion, just trying to make sense of contradictory claims.