European commission report endorses open source zdnet. Jan 17, 2007 the european commission has issued an endorsement of open source software, offering a boost of confidence for businesses considering the use of linux and related software. In november 2019, the european commission will be organising a workshop to analyse the future of open source software and hardware. Jt smith by tony granata news editor in anticipation of a european patent office conference, which will examine the european unions software patent laws nov.
The european commission is to host the open source beyond 2020 workshop on the future of open source hardware and software next week, featuring a panel on the advent of open. Launch of study on the relationship between open source software. Dec 31, 2018 the european commission has decided to take its free and open source software audit fossa project a step further by offering 851,000 in bounties for bugs uncovered in 15 products it uses. Open source software leader the eclipse foundation announces. In december 2000, the european commission defined a strategy concerning the internal use of open source software oss that created the context for the. Eufossa 2 free and open source software auditing european. This will be complemented by elearning tools to build capacities and share expertise based on the assessments performed in this project.
The european commission is looking to update its open. Free and open source software auditing european commission. Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to eu financial sanctions. Workshop open source beyond 2020 powering a digital europe. The european commission may update this appendix to later versions of the above licences without producing a new version of the eupl, as long as they provide the rights granted in article 2 of this. The european commission has sponsored bounties for finding security vulnerabilities in keepass 2. Tenders electronic daily ted public procurement notices from the eu and beyond. Sign up european commission digit initiative fostering open source adoption in consolidating the european institutions web presence. The european commission is looking to update its open source. Multiple open source advocacy groupsopen forum europe, the european committee on interoperable systems, free software foundation europeare engaged. Estonia has long been the digital envy of many european union member states.
Eu pledges support for open source government solutions. Brussels, may 12, may 12, 2020 globe newswire via comtex brussels, may 12, 2020 globe newswire the. European commission s digit has a long history of recognising the value of open source software solutions. The program has kicked off with a threeweek, invitationonly session, after which it will be open to the public. Digit first formulated an open source software strategy in 2000, and has since updated this every so many years. The european commission has announced its firstever bug bounty program, and is calling on hackers to find vulnerabilities in vlc, a popular opensource multimedia player loaded on every. Dec 12, 2014 the european commission is working to upgrade open source policy so that developers have a much easier time to contribute to upstream projects, by removing some of the current constraints. European commission publishes final open source beyond. While in this document we focus on the european commission, the information contained herein applies equally to other eu institutions, as well as to public bodies more generally. Jan 16, 2019 the issue made lots of people realise how important free and open source software is for the integrity and reliability of the internet and other infrastructure.
The issue made lots of people realise how important free and open source software is for the integrity and reliability of the internet and other infrastructure. Open source software at european commissions informatics. The european commission has issued an endorsement of opensource software, offering a boost of confidence for businesses considering the use of linux and related software. European commission releases ofe report on standards and. The european commission may update this appendix to later versions of the above licences without producing a new version of the eupl, as long as they provide the rights granted in article 2 of this licence and protect the covered source code from exclusive appropriation. Microsoft corp v commission 2007 t20104 is a case brought by the european commission of the european union eu against microsoft for abuse of its dominant position in the market according to. In november 2019, the european commission will be organising a workshop to. The first open source software strategy was formulated in 2000 and has been regularly updated since then.
The european commission wants to make it easier for its software developers to submit patches and add new functionalities to open source projects. Eu admits all free, libre and open source software, which was funded by public administrations, that is distributed under licenses that are recognised by the free. Filezilla joins eufunded bug bounty program filezilla pro. Microsoft corp v commission 2007 t20104 is a case brought by the european commission of the european union eu against microsoft for abuse of its dominant position in the market according to competition law. Edps inspection software european data protection supervisor. Dec 31, 2018 the european commission recognized the importance of bug bounty programs and decided to launch its bug bounty initiative, the free and open source software audit fossa project. Brussels, may 12, may 12, 2020 globe newswire via comtex brussels, may 12, 2020. Eu launches bug bounty programs for 15 softwaresecurity. The first open source software strategy was formulated in 2000 and has been regularly. These men and women one from each of the 28 countries in the european union, if approved by the parliament, will lead and manage. The european commission is working to upgrade open source policy so that developers have a much easier time to contribute to upstream projects, by removing some of the current.
European commission kicks off opensource bug bounty. It will replicate and highlight the key underlying dynamics of the integrated european energy system. The european commission has decided to take its free and open source software audit fossa project a step further by offering 851,000 in bounties for bugs uncovered in 15 products it. Julia reda in january, the eu starts running bug bounties. Will open source hardware follow the path of its sibling. Keepass has been audited in the european commission s free and open source software auditing eufossa 1 project. The marketwatch news department was not involved in the creation of this content. Last month the commission rejected microsofts initial licensing terms for the protocols, prompted by complaints from the free software foundation europe that the terms were unfair to open source. The european funded project meep brings together three european union eu partners. Open source software at european commissions it department. All official european union website addresses are in the domain. European commissions digit has a long history of recognising the value of open source software solutions. Subsequent versions focused on the creation of and, respectively, contribution to open source, egged on by the growing number of european commission developers being active in open. Nov 23, 2017 back in 2003 the council decided to to switch to a linuxbased desktop, which came to be known as limux, and other open source software, despite heavy lobbying by microsoft.
The commission will make available open source software that can be used by organisers to collect statements of support online. Dec, 2017 the european commission has announced its firstever bug bounty program, and is calling on hackers to find vulnerabilities in vlc, a popular open source multimedia player loaded on every workstation at the commission. Workshop about the future of open source software and open. Whenever software has an open source license, it means anyone in the world. Directly integrate commission payments to systems such as linktrust, hasoffers, hitpath, and cake. Jan 29, 2019 the european commission made an exciting announcement. The european commissions directorategeneral for informatics digit has long recognized the value of open source software solutions. The open source observatory osor serves as a place where the open source software community can come together to publish news, find out about events, find relevant open source software solutions and read about the use of free and open source in public administrations across and beyond europe. European commission finally engaging with open source.
European commission publishes final open source beyond 2020. This report has been developed in the framework of the 2017 communication of the european commission setting out the eu approach to. The open source observatory osor serves as a place where the open source software community can come together to publish news, find out about events, find relevant open source software solutions. May 12, 2020 the marketwatch news department was not involved in the creation of this content. The target of this study is to assist eufossa in shaping the new open source software strategy of the european commission ec. In the light of recent developments in the united states the commission launched an independent study on the economic impact of the patentability of computer programs. Examples of our involvement in open source are found all over the organization. Open source software leader the eclipse foundation. The relationship between open source software and standard. The european commission has on 30 august published our report, analysing the collaboration models between standards development organisations sdos and cloud open source. Freewat free and open source software tools for water resource management is an horizon 2020 project financed by the eu commission under the call water. Open source has become mainstream across all sectors of the software industry.
Last month the commission rejected microsofts initial licensing terms for the protocols, prompted by complaints from the free software foundation europe that the terms were unfair to opensource. Like many other organisations, institutions like the european parliament, the council and the commission build upon free software to run their websites and many other things. The commission has also adopted technical specifications to help organisers build their collection system. The eufossa project short for free and open source software auditing aims to increase the security and integrity of critical open source software. Freewat main result is an open source and public domain gis integrated modelling environment the freewat platform for the simulation of water. Starting in january, the european commission is going to fund bug bounty programs for a number of open source projects that are used by members of the eu. Freewat free and open source software tools for water resource management is an horizon 2020 project financed by the eu commission under the call water innovation. Nov 07, 2019 the european commission is to host the open source beyond 2020 workshop on the future of open source hardware and software next week, featuring a panel on the advent of open source hardware and the internet of things chaired by the head of the competitive electronics industry dg connect a3 unit colette maloney. Openeuropa is a directorategeneral for informatics digit initiative aiming at strengthening the adoption of open source tools and practices in consolidating the. Future of open source software and open standards in the. Tipalti powers mass payments to global affiliates and automates the entire process from white. Ofe works closely with a number of open sourcefree software focused organisations, such as the free software foundation europe fsfe with whom it has a long term partnership, to ensure that the. As neelie kroes leaves the office of the european commission s vp of the digital agenda, we take a look the new, incoming leadership and ask where they stand on open source software and open standards.
The european commission decided to launch its bug bounty initiative, the free and open source software audit fossa project. A flexible system supporting next generation european open source software and hardware. Considerations on updating the european commissions open. The european commission, which proposes and enforces laws for the european union, has made treating critical open source software as a. Back in 2003 the council decided to to switch to a linuxbased desktop, which came to be known as limux, and other opensource software, despite heavy lobbying by microsoft. Digit first formulated an oss strategy in 2000 and has since updated this every so many years. The european data protection supervisor edps has developed open source software tools for the automation of privacy and personal data protection inspections of websites. The european commission made an exciting announcement.
European businesses, including small and mediumsized enterprises, electronic commerce, and the creation and dissemination of freeopen source software. The osemosysgenerated model will focus on being an opensource engagement tool. The open source observatory and repository osor is a project launched by the european commission for exchanging information, experiences and best practices around open. The study starts with a report on the status of open source software in. The european commission will further increase the role of open source software for many of its key ict services and software solutions. Getting statements of support verified and certified. The european commissions directorategeneral for informatics digit has long recognised the value of open source software solutions. Freewat free open source softwatr tools for water resource.
The open source initiative, in order to advance our mission to promote and protect open source software, development and communities, champion software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, steward the open source definition osd, and prevent abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement, engages in and with a variety of organizations in. In december 2000, the european commission defined a strategy concerning the internal use of open source software oss that created the context for the recognition and use of the apache web server as a recommended solution on unix systems. Mar 17, 2020 the european funded project meep brings together three european union eu partners. Jan 29, 2019 koln, germany 29 january 2019 filezilla, the popular crossplatform file access and transfer software application, has joined the eufunded bug bounty program to make open source software more secure. The european commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidenceboost for businesses considering the deployment of linux and other free. Oct 23, 2019 subsequent versions focused on the creation of and, respectively, contribution to open source, egged on by the growing number of european commission developers being active in open source projects. Digit first formulated an oss strategy in 2000 and has since updated. The european union public licence eupl is a free software licence that has been created and approved by the european commission.
The osemosysgenerated model will focus on being an open source engagement tool. The open source initiative, in order to advance our mission to promote and protect open source software, development and communities, champion software freedom in society through education. It was launched by the european commission at the instigation of the european parliament after the discovery of the heartbleed bug in 2014. The licence is available in 23 official languages of the european union. Oct 19, 2000 european businesses, including small and mediumsized enterprises, electronic commerce, and the creation and dissemination of free open source software. Cordis eu research projects under horizon 2020 20142020 dgttranslation memory. The eu opens bug hunting season in 2019 for 15 opensource. Microsoft sends revised proposal to european commission.
European commission press release details page european commission press release brussels, 26 january 2012 more than 400 people today packed into a conference that marks a key stage in final. The renewed strategy puts a special emphasis on procurement, contribution to open source software projects and providing more open source software in the commission. Bug bounty programs are very important for the security of. The free and open source software audit fossa covers 15 products used by the commission, it is offering 851,000 in bounties for vulnerabilities discovered by. The renewed strategy puts a special emphasis on procurement.
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