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>>ahuber+(OP)
This regulation is so shitty. I'm quite sure that it is supported by big actors in the end, because the end goal is to ensure to have a regulatory barrier that will avoid small actors to be able to strive in the software field.

Also, to avoid "dangerous" not yet professional amateurs having a chance against big editors.

>>greatg+2b
This was the first question on my mind as well. How will this affect the one-man webshop owner or software developer? Seems only big established firms will be able to conform to this?

>>Etienn+lf
This question was asked a lot when GDPR came around, and it's essentially an implication that the regulator will act in bad faith.

Courts and regulators, particularily European ones, understand when there's a "will" to follow the law. It's one of the differences between "rules-based" and "principles-based" regulations.

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>>EMIREL+Sg
I don’t understand? So you should only in principle audit your Wordpress blog?

>>Etienn+wi
Questions:

- If you run a commercial kitchen on your own (or, let's say, with a staff of 2-3 people), can you ignore the food safety regulations? The fire regulations?

- If you run a one-man plumbing company, can you ignore safety regulations? Water regulations? Sewage regulations?

etc.

Why is it than when it comes to "commercial software" it is inevitably "oh my god these laws are so hard, why should I as one-man company be forced to comply with them". Because that is literally your job.

>>troupo+hk
In kitchens as in plumbings:

- There are rules, and clear established practices that allow you to follow these rules. In software the rabbit hole goes so deep that your average developer cannot even be aware of all the risks.

- You do not have to rely on millions of lines of code you have no control on.

As a simple example, if you are using network communications, you are probably using OpenSSL, GnuTLS or one of the few other TLS implementations. All of them have regular security issues, and simply selling support on an Open Source software you built using one of them will make you liable for these issues. There is no choice: you need TLS, and you're not going to implement it yourself. What are you supposed to do?

The fact that a solo developer selling 100€/month of support is treated the same way than a billion dollar company demonstrates the complete insanity of this act.

>>galdor+Pm
For some reason I can't seem to open the text right now, but from my previous reading I remember a smaller variant of annex V for small businesses. So the solo dev is not treated the same.

As I read it, and with the caveat that the exact requirements are not yet determined: You will need a SBOM stating you use openssl, and how you plan to update openssl if it contains security bugs.

Update: found it, paragraph 46a: In relation to small and micro enterprises, in order to ensure proportionality, it is appropriate to alleviate administrative costs without [...]