My first reaction is also that this could be a good thing. We need secure software infrastructure. Markets have not provided that and this could be one part of

My first reaction is also that this could be a good thing. We need secure software infrastructure. Markets have not provided that and this could be one part of the road to a solution. Despite the headline this is about all software, not just code that's developed with open source and software freedom as features. Now could be the time that FOSS gets to put the many-eyes reasoning to the test with crowdsourced standards compliance. It could make paid jobs for open source developers as CE auditors for code. That code is currently just taken by big companies for free, plus the ingratitude of blaming developers who work for nothing when it goes wrong. It's mostly a checklist exercise anyway. So long as there's no monetary cost to compliance it may create a cadre of OS reviewers who are skilled and prepared to do it for free for projects they support. Surely, in a real security meritocracy the cruft that passes for "closed proprietary" software will soon be exposed for what it is. How long will Windows 11 last in an environment with good security culture? Proprietary software will not only have to compete against free, it will have to compete against _good_, and certified good free and commercial FOSS. The FUD, disinformation and fearmongering of Big Tech and it's shills may end up having less impact, not more. OTOH I doubt this will impact hobby developers and Non-Commercial FOSS that comes with liability disclaimers from the get-go. It will however, impact those who want to take that work and deploy it in critical roles for commercial gain.