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| It has officially begun. The CRA info request counter is no longer at zero. | |
| Post #Aw18LyOxxT2yVczI4e by [email protected] | |
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| "We kindly request your response by Friday, July 25, 2025"... | |
| Post #Aw18LyVhYQR0qW8fZY by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder Wait until they discover libcurl is used in almost everything x) | |
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| @bagder how do you resist the temptation to just submit a form with bullshit an… | |
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| @bagder I find that, for tight deadlines, a short email is often the quickest t… | |
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| Oops, I posted the reply paste in the wrong thread => https://mastodon.socia… | |
| Post #Aw1C0K9Gp5FVOxZv16 by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder it is emotionally satisfying to see maintainers remind corporations tha… | |
| Post #Aw1DjDW6QU9zoqEEAC by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder Send them a bill. Your software might be free, but your work for consul… | |
| Post #Aw1DlLn0di7G3V9aqG by [email protected] | |
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| I could add that this is a Fortune-500 company with 17 billion USD revenue and … | |
| Post #Aw1DpAGxOwIZUiyqHo by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder They're on a loser there, by the time every file in Maven Central h… | |
| Post #Aw1Dulr75yOxVLZ7Jo by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder State that curl doesn't comply with anything CRA requires and watch… | |
| Post #Aw1E63HAfRZwia8ITo by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder I got one quite similar last week.I sent them a formal Time&Materia… | |
| Post #Aw1EpgtcCwGyd2sRfM by [email protected] | |
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| Here are the nine questions they want answered within two weeks. | |
| Post #Aw1EpgzdqX5qvjhG3k by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder Not quite the questions I got, but similar outline.BTW: It is not obvio… | |
| Post #Aw1G0lPTrhPPlgcrFw by [email protected] | |
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| @bsdphk @bagder As with all regulations (I regularly deal with medical device r… | |
| Post #Aw1JCYQYGBj2qARMxM by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder I hope you politely but firmly reminded them that it is *their* obligat… | |
| Post #Aw1L5uA9FXsO8Ij0YC by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder I hope you will really get good money out of these requests! | |
| Post #Aw1REDmimJxb217FlA by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder send them an invoice with your consultation fee and attach your answers… | |
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| @joykill These types of folks will just believe it is ransomware they've be… | |
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| @bagder mark as spam đ | |
| Post #Aw1RfqhID8S7XEkbce by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder "very dear sirs: I am not selling this software, so I am not a ven… | |
| Post #Aw1RfrIA03wXNa035U by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder I may have suggested the wrong approach:"Sure, that will be consul… | |
| Post #Aw1RjiTmhsFdCqHCt6 by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder jeez. Perhaps they should have read the CRA before jumping into action,… | |
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| @skyrYes, there's a ton of exceptions from CRA regulations for FLOSS projec… | |
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| @musevg That is an interesting document. The simple reading of this is that th… | |
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| @bagder Do you do the consulting fee thing for those? Or just shrug and move on? | |
| Post #Aw1Rkl4AZfNpWDnAUC by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder «THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS"» | |
| Post #Aw1RmmVoAalSa8gVQ8 by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder "vendor" ... I suppose they have a contract? :) | |
| Post #Aw1RmmcXlY9Uv1psv2 by [email protected] | |
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| @ottoIIRC is that the term used in the CRA. Even if you're giving away stuf… | |
| Post #Aw1RmmjdLBp7H19XyC by [email protected] | |
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| @musevg @otto no, that's not true. You're a *manufacturer* according to… | |
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| @bagder @musevg @otto Yeah they're just repurposing some boilerplate questi… | |
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| @bagder wow, they outright refer to you as a "vendor"?There are so ma… | |
| Post #Aw1Rs0L2Bwf4uY8Tbs by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder Deadlines⊠I guess they will stop using curl if you donât answer by… | |
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| @fubaroque in this case I actually hope that they feel pressured to get "o… | |
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| @bagder They donât seem to have that option, stop using curl, is what I mean.… | |
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| @zaffojj that is correct.@guenther @bagder @KevinOfComputer | |
| Post #Aw1RxavVaJQNprrUUy by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder youâre absolutely right to make them pay if they want bespoke work do… | |
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| @bagder do you send them a quote? Or do you ignore them? | |
| Post #Aw1S3P0aoBOgbt0dP6 by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder There is a clause of high due dilligence in th CRA, where the vendor of… | |
| Post #Aw1S6GlrtLNpvlUOAK by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder then you should give them a full refund... oh đ | |
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| @bagder What questions do they ask with these things? | |
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| @thejpster @bagder last time I received this kind of thing (from a German compa… | |
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| @KevinOfComputer Is Secure Software Development Lifecycle followed? Do you prov… | |
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| @bagder I hope your rate for boring administrative bullshit has the appropriate… | |
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| @bagder Yes, you're right. I didn't remember correctly.@otto | |
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| @[email protected] I wonder how many thousands of requests they're sen… | |
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| @bagder Your contract with them has a clause for setting the price for urgent r… | |
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| @bagder What would be the impact of simply ignoring them? | |
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| @bagder Reply with: "As we can't seem to find any active, ongoing mone… | |
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| @bagder I mean... If you do not answer what will they do? Replace curl and stop… | |
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| @musevg @skyr right, because *they* (the commercial companies) are manufacturer… | |
| Post #Aw1Sn8qjDgbloYCnlQ by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder ...or else? | |
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| @bagder Your kindness is admirable. I have no complaints! | |
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| @bagder Oh fun. And I'm sure they offer to pay you for your time too :) | |
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| @bagder I just wonder, as they explicitly mention libcurl "Version 7.87.0&… | |
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| @bagderWhat happens if you send them an email clearly stating you do none of th… | |
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| @guenther @bagder @KevinOfComputer As far as I understand EU CRA, please bear w… | |
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| @bagder I take my hat off to you for your restraint and politeness in respondin… | |
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| @bagder Ah, so you're not actually a vendor. That simplifies things. | |
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| @bagder Cheeky bastards. | |
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| @bagder I'm curious what is your answer, if any. I can imagine two, which a… | |
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| @DavyJones Yes, interesting ideas in there, even though there is only a "s… | |
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| @bagder Could have been today đ€Ș | |
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| @christopherkunz @bagder @musevg @otto it's just lazy templated compliance … | |
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| @bagder whatâs your response? A quota for the work? | |
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| @bagder My company is working through various regulations like this. Unlike wha… | |
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| @bagder Dear ,I havenât the motivation to answer your questions so Iâve had… | |
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| @bagder I had a 4 trillion dollar company whine about the license of a transien… | |
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| @[email protected] Based on https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/wh… | |
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| @divVerent I'm not a steward either. Basically no one is a steward except a… | |
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| @[email protected] Thus "at most" - I don't personally think… | |
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| @[email protected] I feel like some of these could be answered with a link… | |
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| @mitsunee absolutely, but I suspect they want them more "formal" and … | |
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| @bagder @mitsunee That costs money. Would send them polite reply saying that it… | |
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| @bagder @mitsunee Answering those questions in certain ways might generate some… | |
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| @blami @mitsunee on the contrary, I want that liability and that's what I w… | |
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| @bagder Have you been able to sign any new contracts originating from CRA so fa… | |
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| @bagder @mitsunee Yeah I meant liability without any remuneration | |
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| @bagder I assume this is not from the EU directly but from someone that integra… | |
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| @lars Yes, this comes straight from this company. They don't even say for w… | |
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| @bagder They don't have to use curl..... | |
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| @bagder @lars and reading the questions they aren't doing any due diligence… | |
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| @bagder it would truly be marvelous if the CRA turns into an answer to the hist… | |
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| @riffraff there is hope! | |
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| @shred CRA forces them to keep security-updated so... they either pay someone t… | |
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| @bagder is it at least something that can be relatively easily done? | |
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| @serpentroots @christopherkunz @bagder @musevg it just so extremely annoying th… | |
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| @otto @serpentroots @christopherkunz @bagder @musevg It doesn't sound like … | |
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| @bagder Here's my hourly rate? | |
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| @bagder Not gonna lie, I looked up the Fortune 500 list by revenue out of sheer… | |
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| @bagder Reading through your posts about CRA, I think there is a chance for a C… | |
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| @otto @serpentroots @musevg I think @bagder has absolutely the right approach h… | |
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| @zaffojj @guenther @bagder @KevinOfComputer So it's SOUP. "Software o… | |
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| @bagder Remind me how much they're paying you for this, again? | |
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| @duncan_bayne @bagder 1 kindly coin I guess! | |
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| @[email protected] @[email protected] The response from Arkell … | |
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| @bagder"We kindly request to send the Eurodollars by Friday [...]". | |
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| @nowster @bagder Yes, definitely | |
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| @KevinOfComputer @bagder Ha-ha! | |
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| @bagder To support your inquiry, we kindly request that you sign the attached c… | |
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| @ascherbaum @bagder That! Along with "we do offer competitive rates for co… | |
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| @nein @ascherbaum @bagder Hahaha, I love the idea of asking them their license … | |
| Post #Aw5qB6vr4hpsObqEbY by [email protected] | |
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| @bagder I (at webmaster@chiark) have had several vaguely like this (maybe pre-C… | |
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| @Diziet @bagder @simontatham I think my answer would look something like this:I… | |
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| @mirabilos @Diziet @bagder my usual answer to things of this general ilk (not C… | |
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| @simontatham @Diziet @bagder I even looked this up, âvendorâ is not even th… | |
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| @simontatham @mirabilos @Diziet @bagder yeah, that's a very thoughtful appr… | |
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| @Diziet @bagder I don't think we've had any CRA ones yet, but it's … | |
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| @bagder Is Secure Software Development Lifecycle followed for developing this c… | |
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| @christopherkunz @otto @serpentroots @musevg @bagder Do what Red Adair does and… | |
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| @bagder the audacity! | |
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| @bagder This reeks of Accenture if you ask me â not the company itself but th… |