What You Need to Know About the US Federal Government’s RFI on Open Source Software Security
Introduction
The US Federal Government’s recent Request for Information (RFI) on Open Source Software Security (announced by the US White House) is a noteworthy development for open source software (OSS). This RFI originated from the Open-Source Software Security Initiative (OS3I) interagency working group created to improve OSS security. This blog post aims to provide a brief overview of the RFI.
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