New technologies and new laws look set to make significant changes to the way Open Source Software is developed, licensed and used. We look at the use of AI code assistants to develop OSS, the impact of incoming EU and UK rules on cyber security and defective product liability on OSS, and at moves in the EU to use OSS in the public sector. We also provide a one page guide on avoiding OSS pitfalls.
Time to adapt your Open Source Software policies to include AI code assistants’ output!
Lucas de Groot and Martijn Loth look at the impact of AI code assistants on Open Source Software.
OSS and liability – in light of the new Product Liability Directive
Philipp Behrendt and Katie Chandler look at the implications for liability in relation to Open Source Software under the proposed new Product Liability Directive, and at the position in the UK.
Open Source Software: a path to sovereignty in the public sector
Erik Steiner, Martin Prohaska-Marchried, and Alexander Schmalenberger look at OSS in the context of its use in the public sector and with a focus Austria and Germany.
