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Publication Office releases edition 2021 of the EUPL Guidelines
On 30 September, the Publication Office of the European Union has released the 2021 edition of the EUPL Guidelines Compared to the previous version, the new brochure is completely rewritten (shorter)…
NEWSCreated: 15/10/2021
German private contract tracing app becomes open source after being procured by regional governments
One of the positive developments of COVID-19 was a readjustment toward the expectation that government developed apps using sensitive data should be made available as open source. The OSOR has…
NEWSCreated: 31/03/2021
New JOINUP Compatibility Checker
Presentation of the Compatibility Checker at the Joinup Users’ Group on 19/11/2020 One year ago JOINUP (the EC sharing web site) presented the JLA – Joinup Licensing Assistant https://joinup.ec.europa…
NEWSCreated: 19/11/2020OSOR Guidelines for Sustainable Open Source Communities in the Public Sector
The OSOR team is thrilled to announce that the Guidelines for Sustainable Open Source Communities in the Public Sector have been published! The Guidelines offer practical tips for civil servants at…
NEWSCreated: 16/11/2020A look inside the EC Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023
On October 21st (2020), the European Commission approved and published its Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023 that focuses on sharing and interoperability. Under the theme ‘’Think Open’’, the…
NEWSCreated: 12/11/2020German Lawyer Niklas Plutte shares OSS tips
Under the title « Open Source Software Recht: Große FAQ mit vielen Praxistipps” (in German language) the German lawyer Niklas Plutte (Rechtsanwalt) summarises the main questions related to open source…
NEWSCreated: 13/01/2020Survey-The Future of the Open Source Observatory (OSOR)
The European Commission is conducting a study to define the new vision and strategy of OSOR. To contribute to this study, we are currently launching an online survey to collect views and opinions from…
NEWSCreated: 13/02/2019EUPL infographic published!
The European Commission has published on Joinup a new "infographic" on the European Union Public Licence (EUPL).
This legal interoperability tool, launched in 2007, is now used in more than 15…
NEWSCreated: 16/02/2016EUPL analysis published in IFOSSLR
A first paper dedicated to the European Union Public Licence (EUPL) has been published in the International Free and Open Source Law Review (IFOSSLR), which is one of the most serious and scientific…
NEWSCreated: 11/12/2013Call for papers for the next EOLE event: considering open source in cloud strategies. Brussels, 6 December 2013. http://lnkd.in/HqsBwM
Cloud computing presents itself as the ineluctable near future of IT. It is reshaping the whole IT business and has a great impact on FOSS use and exploitation as well. Cloud computing raises many…
NEWSCreated: 07/09/2013Public Consultation on the draft EUPL v 1.2 has been fruitful!
EUPL v 1.2 public consultation ended.
The draft EUPL v 1.2 was submitted to public consultation from mid December 2012 to mid March 2013. 20 messages or contributions were published, leading to…
NEWSCreated: 20/03/2013Think tank of open source legal specialists rank EUPL in top seven of licences
The German Institute for Legal Questions on Free and Open Source Software considers the European Union's software licence EUPL to be one of the seven most important open source software licences. "It…
NEWSCreated: 14/03/2013