If confirmed, these parts of the text will likely be endorsed at the political level at the next trilogue session on 8 November. The issue of the support period has also been hashed out, re-introducing five years as the minimum timeframe through which manufacturers should ensure security patches unless the product lifetime is expected to be shorter. For open source software, EU policymakers are mulling targeted obligations for the foundation or ‘stewards’ that intermediate the work of volunteer IT developers and commercial corporations. Story of the week: According to compromise texts on the Cyber Resilience Act, seen by Euractiv, EU policymakers are approaching a compromise on two critical parts: how to regulate open source software and the definition of a support period throughout which manufacturers will guarantee security updates. Draft compromise text on the Cyber Resilience Act “‘Open-source software steward’ means any legal person who makes products with digital elements available on the market and whose purpose is to ensure the viability of one or more products with digital elements qualifying as free and open-source software.” You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
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