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European Commission issues call for evidence on Free/Libre Software
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Linuxiac ☛ EU Launches Call for Evidence on European Open Digital Ecosystems
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new Open Digital Ecosystems strategy focused on open source, security, and EU tech sovereignty.
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LWN ☛ European Commission issues call for evidence on open source
The European Commission has opened a "call for evidence" to help shape its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy. The commission is looking to reduce its dependence on software from non-EU countries: [...]
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El Reg:
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Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms.
In a "Call for Evidence" published this week, Brussels says the EU's reliance on non-European technology suppliers (read: US tech giants) has become a strategic liability, limiting choice, weakening competitiveness, and creating supply chain risks across everything from cloud services to critical infrastructure. The consultation, which will run from January 6 to February 3, is an early move toward a formal strategy on "European Open Digital Ecosystems," which would treat open source as core infrastructure rather than a nice-to-have.
According to the Commission, dependence on foreign vendors makes it harder for Europe to control its digital stack, potentially opening the door to security and resilience issues in sensitive sectors. Open source offers a way out of that bind by underpinning "a diverse portfolio of high-quality and secure digital solutions" that can act as viable alternatives to proprietary platforms, the EC said.
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European Commission gathering feedback on the importance of open source | GamingOnLinux
The European Commission recently launched a call for evidence on a newer initiative about the importance of open source, and their reliance on non-EU countries. As covered by CADE, the initiative is called "Towards European open digital ecosystems", and it sets out how they're trying to sort their approach towards the open-source sector across the European Union.
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Europe Has a New Plan to Break Free from US Tech Dominance
This four-week consultation on open source software tackles the clown, AI, cybersecurity, and automotive sectors.