Re:EU to vote regulation that has a considerable potential t...
by smarx007 on Sunday July 16, 2023 @07:27AM
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I just think our industry is long overdue for some regulation ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv2I7qTux7g as an inspiration ) and I also found the CRA requirements on pp. 2 and 3 ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:864f472b-... ) quite reasonable. What shocked me is how nobody on the thread considered/appreciated those two things. Having said that, there is a chance CRA implementation will get bungled, but I hope for the better.
Regarding the commercial activity: I found the screenshot of a 3-part test from a recent Eclipse call and I hope it's OK to post it ( https://imgur.com/a/70a6cQt ). I think it's important to understand that in a multi-part test, you typically need to seriously hit a few points to "pass" the test. Some examples of what I would consider passing each point (but not necessarily the whole test):
1. Rust with its 6-week release cadence will quite likely pass the 1 part.
2. Nginx, k8s, Ubuntu LTS will quite likely pass the part 2 of the test. That's the part of the test that worries Github and others, because receiving money and significant contributions from corporate will contribute to scoring high on this point.
3. A project like Eclipse 4diac ( https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.4diac ) would quite likely pass the 3rd part of the test.
But then, Eclipse 4diac could claim that it's mainly an R&D project and thus not passing the part 2 of the test. And even part 1 of the test would be hard to establish with barely 1 release a year.
Regarding the commercial activity: I found the screenshot of a 3-part test from a recent Eclipse call and I hope it's OK to post it ( https://imgur.com/a/70a6cQt ). I think it's important to understand that in a multi-part test, you typically need to seriously hit a few points to "pass" the test. Some examples of what I would consider passing each point (but not necessarily the whole test):
1. Rust with its 6-week release cadence will quite likely pass the 1 part. 2. Nginx, k8s, Ubuntu LTS will quite likely pass the part 2 of the test. That's the part of the test that worries Github and others, because receiving money and significant contributions from corporate will contribute to scoring high on this point. 3. A project like Eclipse 4diac ( https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.4diac ) would quite likely pass the 3rd part of the test.
But then, Eclipse 4diac could claim that it's mainly an R&D project and thus not passing the part 2 of the test. And even part 1 of the test would be hard to establish with barely 1 release a year.