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With today's votes on #CRA and #PLD on the introduction of liability rules for software, a broad exception for #FreeSoftware was made, so that after long and intense debates individual developers and non for profit work are safeguarded.

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240312-01.html #SoftwareFreedom


CRA & PLD: Liability rules with large exemptions for Free Software are introduced - FSFE

With today's votes on CRA and PLD on the introduction of liability rules for software, a broad exception for Free Software was made, so that after long and...
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #cra #pld
in reply to Free Software Foundation Europe

Alexandre Dulaunoy
Alexandre Dulaunoy
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« non for profit » you are basically telling us all is fine especially which is against the original free software definition. Any free software developer who is living from their work are basically falling into that category and would have to comply to the CRA bureaucratic rules. Not sure if it’s really a progress for free software.

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