Must Use Proprietary JavaScript to Submit Feedback to the European Commission About Moving From GAFAM to Free Software

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 27, 2026

Nevertheless, go tell them why Software Freedom would benefit Europe's defence and economy

a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness

This EU initiative is new and it is good news. It received some press coverage earlier this month and about a week is left for further feedback to be submitted.

Andy from Cyber|Show has submitted some feedback:

Feedback from: BOUDCIA CYBERSECURITY LIMITED

Most commenters are constructive, I got told, but some commenters throw software patent FUD against FOSS.

"Lots of good comments," I was told, but "JavaScripts (JS scripts) [are] needed to read them though..."

Here's another from this week:

This could even become a massive growth industry, in a trading and political bloc that sorely needs it. I will refer to Cory Doctorow in his great speech at the 39C3 conference held in Hamburg couple of weeks ago. It's hard to convey how much money is on the table here. Take just one example: Apple's App Store.

Our readers who live in the EU or near the EU (e.g. the UK) can explain to those who will assess the feedback (not in overly technical terms) why Europe should avoid GAFAM. 5 days ago we published: 10 Easy Steps to Follow for Digital Sovereignty in Nations That Distrust GAFAM et al █

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Must Use Proprietary JavaScript to Submit Feedback to the European Commission About Moving From GAFAM to Free Software

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