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  1. The European Commission recently published a public draft of the standards request associated with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). For those who depend on incorporating or creating Open Source software, there is an encouraging new development found here. For the first time in a European standards request, there is an express requirement to respect the needs of Open Source developers and users.
  2. With a new 0.0.8 draft definition, discussion on a new OSI license and and FAQ page, last week was busy! Get your update here.
  3. The definition of “open source” in the most recent version (article 2(48)) of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) goes beyond the Open Source Definition (OSD) managed by OSI.
  4. OSI is coming to a conference near you to discuss the Open Source AI Definition! Read more about why, where and how you can get involved.
  5. Busy last week? Catch up with the Open Source AI Defintion!