Protecting open-source software in the EU

If you have an interest in the success of open-source software — whether you live in the EU or not — you might be interested in this open letter to the legislators of the European Union from the makers of WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and other popular open-source tools.

They're concerned that a newly proposed EU law could drastically hamper the work of open-source software developers, and the future of the software itself.

Maybe that’s not your thing, and that’s fine of course.

But perhaps it is nice to know that individuals and organizations — thousands of people around the world — are working together to maintain and improve the tools we use every day.

And, that those folks are also putting in the extra effort to navigate political and legal decisions that might limit their ability keep doing that great work.

Here’s a wish that they, along with you and me, can continue working to make the world a better place for people they care about.

All the best,
A.