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> I would be strongly considering adding a banner saying that this software is not for EU consumers This should be incorporated in the license. The alternativ
by 908B64B197 3y ago
> I would be strongly considering adding a banner saying that this software is not for EU consumers
This should be incorporated in the license.
The alternative would be a (paid) support contract for EU customers.
- jeroenhd 3y agoA paid support contract would put you outside of the exception for open source software. That's probably the exact opposite of what you want. If you're just making your code available for no charge and not selling the product, the obligations don't even apply under the current proposal.
- 908B64B197 3y ago> If you're just making your code available for no charge and not selling the product, the obligations don't even apply under the current proposal. Sadly, we'll have to wait for the courts to settle the first cases.
- denton-scratch 3y ago> The alternative would be a (paid) support contract for EU customers. I imagine such a contract would be fabulously expensive. Typically, FLOSS software with support contracts is for relatively complex software; the organisation offering support is often not the organisation that develops it. If offering support on FLOSS software exposes you to legal liability, then you need insurance, and insurers aren't going to have the expertise to price the risk. So premiums will be top-dollar. I think the (misguided) intention is to strongly favour commercial software production over one-man-and-his-dog FLOSS developers.