This is the opportunity to write a wish list
This is the opportunity to write a wish list
Posted Jan 8, 2026 17:33 UTC (Thu) by paulj (subscriber, #341)In reply to: This is the opportunity to write a wish list by Wol
Parent article: European Commission issues call for evidence on open source
You don't have to do much. You just have to do something minimal, and fit in with standard corporate purchasing processes.
To wit: Signing off on spending (say) €200/annum to purchase some necessary software (inc. as per above) could be something a fairly low-level manager has the authority to sign-off on within the standard processes of the company. Where "donate €200 to a Free Software developer each year" would be something not covered in those processes and require an exceptional process to be followed, that ends up on the desk of a VP or higher.
Make it easy to do within standard corporate processes, and maybe more will do it?
