Whom to ask?

Posted Jun 10, 2025 8:40 UTC (Tue) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: Whom to ask? by kleptog
Parent article: Open source and the Cyber Resilience Act

> You should remember that it's largely written by non-lawyers. Only a third of MEPs have legal training. For most English is a second language.

Bear in mind they also have a very good translation unit. Dunno about today, but you can thank my Granddad for its tradition of excellence. He was the head of the Directorate in the EC days, and the stories are legion about his ability as a linguist and his insistence on "getting it right". He retired months after Britain joined and it went from 9 to 12.

Cheers,
Wol