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Thank you to Mary Grush of Campus Technology magazine for her interest in @apereo and the resurgence of #OpenSource in #HigherEd.

While institutions of #HigherEducation are now more dependent on #OSS than ever, their engagement with and support of both the projects and communities may be at an all-time low.

Several factors should prompt greater participation from campus leadership and IT departments: #SBOM, #CRA, the rise of academic #OSPO, grant/funding requirements (#OpenScience), etc.

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@bagder wrote:
> I think of SBOMs as a way for us to charge

So does the Compliance Industrial Complex. They've been planning for this. 💰's on the table when make-work becomes mandatory regulation.

I doubt small FOSS business'll get a piece of that pie easily. #SBOM game is already rigged to favor Big Tech.

But, I hope I'm wrong & you make a living from it!

Let's reserve the right to “I told you so” each other when one of us turns out wrong in 5-10 years. ☺

Cc: @msw @lexelas
@jeremiah_

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@bagder
Oh, I agree: confused users will request #SBOM's b/c they think they're useful (… even though they aren't).

My point is: we're still at a moment where we can influence actual implementation of CRA in practice (regulations are being written now).

The best approach? Convince regulators that complete, corresponding source &
@reproducible_builds are *actually* useful to customers for FOSS.

#SBOM's are only useful for proprietary software. SBOMs for FOSS is make-work.

Cc: @msw @lexelas

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@bagder Thanks for your post & your counter 😆

I'm curious: you characterize the EU #CRA as requiring #SBOM's *specifically*. I know the License Compliance Industrial Complex wants it to be true, but I researched this issue for my #FOSDEM 2025 talk…
fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event
… & IIUC CRA *doesn't* specify SBOMs specifically.
IMO, if the vendor gives the customer complete, Corresponding Source & a 100% @reproducible_builds they've complied with CRA. No one has shown me anything that disproves that.

fosdem.orgFOSDEM 2025 - Is There Really an SBOM Mandate?

Wenn #Cybersecurity genauso wichtig ist wie die Außenpolitik: Cyberbedrohungen machen genauso wenig wie die globalen Datenströme an den Staatsgrenzen Halt - deshalb gehört die #Cybersicherheit beim #G7-Gipfel mittlerweile genauso dazu wie die Außen- und Wirtschaftspolitik.

Dies haben die Leiter der Cybersicherheitsbehörden der G7-Staaten nun zum Anlass genommen, ein gemeinsames Konzept für eine #SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) für #KI-Systeme zu veröffentlichen:

bsi.bund.de/DE/Service-Navi/Pr

Trump quietly throws out Biden-era #cyber #policies
Following Biden-era programs is now out or significantly rolled back:
- Requirement for federal #software vendors provide #SBOM gone
- Several #AI #cybersecurity research mandates, have been scrapped or deprioritized.
- Requirement that software contractors formally attest they followed secure development practices has been cut. Instead, #NIST will now coordinate a new industry consortium to review security guidelines.
axios.com/2025/06/10/trump-exe

Axios · Trump quietly throws out Biden's cyber policiesBy Sam Sabin