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…
Google has cut Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code dumps to two a year to align release cadences with its trunk stable development model. However, this has sparked debate over the platform’s future. For software engineers and platform maintainers working within the Android ecosystem, the release rhythm of the upstream codebase is a fundamental dependency….
The European Commission wants more commercialisation of European open source software to strengthen the continent’s digital sovereignty, according to a consultation published on Tuesday. Open source software is important in this context as it decentralises development, reducing reliance on tech gatekeepers by distributing source code and allowing for reuse and adaptation. In the document, the…
