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ORC Monthly: CRA Monday launched, feedback submitted, and deliverables plan expanded

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 13:45 by Juan Rico

We’re pleased to share that, following active community discussions and collaboration, we have submitted feedback to the European Commission on the Definition of Important and Critical Product Categories. This contribution reflects our collective understanding of how the CRA definitions intersect with open source development and distribution.

Thank you to everyone who contributed time, insight, and expertise to this effort.

Timo Perala and Dirk-Willem van Gulik

ORC co-chairs

What’s New

More recently, a working group of the CRA Expert Group focused on open source brought together a strong group of participants, including companies and foundations from across the ecosystem. Feedback on the meeting was generally positive, with the European Commission demonstrating openness to suggestions and a clear shift toward collaborative problem-solving, particularly on definition-related topics. 

  • Work on SBOMs continues to gain traction across a range of ecosystems. From OWASP initiatives to distro2SBOM, we’re seeing meaningful contributions emerge in broader and increasingly diverse communities.
  • At foss-north Olle E. Johansson and Salve J. Nielsen organised a CRA FAQ booth to gather input from attendees. Their contributions will help inform updates to the community-driven CRA FAQ.

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