EU to vote regulation that has a considerable potential to hurt OSS

Re:EU to vote regulation that has a considerable potential t... by bonzini on Saturday July 15, 2023 @04:19PM (#36740576)

I have not yet fully made up my mind, but notice that there is a lot of nuance in the actual text. For example "Accepting donations without the intention of making a profit should not count as a commercial activity, unless such donations are made by commercial entities and are recurring in nature".

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Re:EU to vote regulation that has a considerable potential t... by tremon on Saturday July 15, 2023 @04:31PM (#36740672)

That doesn't sound like nuance, just a quagmire of uncertainty. That means that if I have a Patreon account, and any business decides to fund me for a couple of months (let's say, for the duration of a Summer of Code), my project is now commercial? Is it only commercial during those months? Will such a donation affect all projects I'm working on at the same time?

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Re:EU to vote regulation that has a considerable potential t... by thayne on Saturday July 15, 2023 @06:33PM (#36741549)

Or what if a business funds you for like $5 a month? Are you then required to comply with the regulations?

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