February 2024 - opensource-wg

Most popular open source firewall in the world
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 02 Mar '24

02 Mar '24

Subject: Most popular open source firewall in the world Good day from Singapore, I am using pfsense community edition 2.7.2 firewall at home. Recently I asked ChatGPT. ChatGPT says pfsense is the singular most popular open source firewall in the world. Is pfsense really the most popular open source firewall in the world? If there is more than one, please provide a list of the most popular open source firewall(s) in the world as well. Preferably from well accredited sources. Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individual in Singapore

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OFE: Standardisation and Open Source in the Age of Software Regulation
by Vesna Manojlovic 29 Feb '24

29 Feb '24

Series of events by OFE: Standardisation and Open Source in the Age of Software Regulation https://openforumeurope.org/event/ofe-lounge-2024-standardisation-and-open-… Today, 29. February at 18:00 CET : Session 2: The AI Act Location: https://meet.leadingbit.cloud/rooms/9cp-xb1-fb3-zbl/join Feel free to invite colleagues and friends who might be interested in the event series. This webinar series is organised under the umbrella of StandICT.eu 2026. The OFE Lounge 2024 seeks to bridge standardisation and open source organisations, creating a platform to discuss the changing dynamics of software development and ICT standardisation. Drawing from previous iterations of the OFE Lounge Series, as well as studies such as the JRC’s “The Relationship Between Open Source Software and Standard Setting” and OFE’s study “Standardisation and Open Source – Bringing them together” for the European Commission, this series aims to facilitate knowledge transfer between significant open source and standardisation entities, as well as the European Commission. For this iteration of the series, we will focus on the standardisation activities following new EU regulation with implications for software development, such as the Cyber Resilience Act and the AI Act. All sessions will adhere to the Chatham House Rule. Format The webinar series initiates on 22 February, at 18:00 CET, and spans over five weeks, culminating with a comprehensive wrap-up workshop. Each session will last 60 minutes and start with 2 individual 15-minute presentations by representative stakeholder organisations, putting forward their ideas on the role of open source in standardisation, and standardisation for open source, followed by a roughly 30-minute moderated Q&A. The last wrap-up workshop will last 2.5 hours. The series schedule and session descriptions are as follows: 22 February at 18:00 CET - Session 1: Kick-off session This initial session sets the stage for discussions on the regulatory landscape affecting software and the critical role of standardisation. It will cover complexities in software and software supply chains, challenges posed by the AI Act and CRA negotiations related to open source software (OSS), and the needs and expectations of policymakers. 29 February at 18:00 CET - Session 2: The AI Act An exploration of the AI Act and its implications for standardisation and open source, focusing on the ethics of AI and the significant role standards play in this evolving field. 7 March at 18:00 CET - Session 3: The Cyber Resilience Act This session will delve into the CRA, discussing the new requirements it introduces, guidance for compliance, and the perspectives of open source communities and standardisation bodies on what is needed from CRA standards in the software domain. 14 March at 18:00 CET - Session 4: To be announced 21 March at 16:30 CET - Session 5: Workshop to Conclude the Series A concluding workshop designed to bring together insights from the previous sessions. It aims to facilitate engaging discussions on stakeholder perspectives, the EC Strategy on OSS, the EU Standardisation strategy, procurement perspectives, industry groups, and findings from the latest research. -- Senior Community Builder, RIPE NCC https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/

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Hello!
by Patrick Masson 17 Feb '24

17 Feb '24

Hello list, I just discovered this list and thought I would send out an email to introduce myself (https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-masson-apereo) I am currently serving as the executive director at the Apereo Foundation (https://www.apereo.org/) a US based non-profit working to advance open source software in academic and research institutions. Apereo has several projects and members (colleges and universities) located in Europe and we commonly participate in a varsity of European free and open source communities and events. Looking forward to chatting with you all, Patrick -- | |||| | | || | | || | || | | || ||| | | | || | | || ||| || | || | | ||| | | | | || | Patrick Masson Executive Director Apereo Foundation 9450 SW Gemini Dr PMB 98572 Beaverton, OR 97008-7105 Mobile: +1 (970) 4-MASSON Website: www.apereo.org

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See you at FOSDEM?
by tessel-ml＠nlnet.nl 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hi everyone, Hope to see you at FOSDEM. We (NLnet/NGI0 consortium) have made a list of talks and activities that are related to NGI Zero at FOSDEM, OFFDEM and Fringe. You can find it here: https://nlnet.nl/events/20240203/index.html. We also have a stand in Building K, where FSFE will also have one. Come by and hello! -- Kind regards, Tessel Renzenbrink Communication officer NLnet.nl

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Fwd: Sovereign Tech Fund : FOSDEM, Challenges Round 2
by Vesna Manojlovic 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

FYI === Announcing New Investments Sovereign Tech Fund is starting 2024 with a bang and announcing several new open source infrastructure technologies on which the STF is commissioning work. We’re excited to support these maintainers and FOSS communities, and to continue strengthening the foundational software of our shared digital infrastructure. If you’d like to find out about these updates as they happen, you can find the Sovereign Tech Fund on Mastodon, (etc) https://mastodon.social/@sovtechfund Contribute Back Challenges Round 2 Five FOSS teams have been selected for the 2nd round of STF's Contribute Back Challenges! The projects are receiving a total of €858,560 for their work in the three challenge areas : https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/news/contribute-back-challenges-second-rou… - Improving FOSS Developer Tooling: conda-store, Haskell Cabal & Open Web Docs - Securing FOSS Software Production: Rusty SBOMs - FOSS Infrastructure Documentation: p5.js Documentation Organization & Accessibility Events: See you in Brussels! This week, several members of the STF team will be in Brussels. You can catch up with us at CHAOSSCon Europe (Tara) https://chaoss.community/chaosscon-2024-eu/ EU Open Source Policy Summit (Adriana, Fiona, Powen) https://summit.openforumeurope.org/ FOSDEM (Mirko, Tara, and Fiona) https://fosdem.org/2024/ https://b1sp4.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/1f8JAEjGcfF85y2ImB9lu0WDqg/Q5X0E…

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