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  2026-11-11
  Europe's governments are already writing API rulesets. Separately.

  Ahead of APIdays Paris, I looked at how European public bodies govern their APIs. At least seven already publish their own Spectral rulesets: national design rules, platform guidelines, single services. Each one maintains its own. That is the case for...

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  2026-11-11
  The governance layer Europe's API standards are missing

  Europe’s public data runs on many standards (OGC, SDMX, NeTEx, GTFS, DATEX II, DCAT-AP), each with its own validator. What’s missing is a shared, open layer for the rules governments write on top. That’s the opportunity beyond OpenAPI.

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  2026-11-11
  Europe's next generation of geodata APIs speaks OpenAPI

  Europe’s High-Value Datasets are overwhelmingly served through the classic OGC services. The OGC API standards replacing them are described in OpenAPI by design, so as Europe’s geodata migrates, it lands in OpenAPI governance.

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  2026-11-04
  The Dutch government's developer portal now runs on OpenLint

  developer.overheid.nl has switched all of its tooling, including the DON Checker, from Spectral to OpenLint. Their rulesets for the API Design Rules, OpenAPI, publiccode.yml and JSON-FG work without changes. An English translation of what they wrote.

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  2026-10-30
  Aliases: the hidden gem in OpenLint

  Aliases let you name a JSONPath once and use that name in every rule. They work in OpenLint today, few people talk about them, and they take much of the pain out of writing rulesets.

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  2026-10-29
  OpenLint has a home: Open Source Europe is our fiscal host

  Open Source Europe has accepted OpenLint as a hosted collective on Open Collective. Here’s why we chose it, what a fiscal host does, and how organizations that depend on API linting can now fund the work.

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  2026-10-29
  Migrating from Spectral to OpenLint: we're looking for beta testers

  API Commons has moved from Spectral to OpenLint without changing its results. Now we want companies, organizations, institutions and government agencies to try the migration and tell us what breaks.

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  2026-10-22
  The OpenLint specification draft is ready for feedback

  The first formal draft of the OpenLint Ruleset Specification is published at spec.openlint.org, with 97 numbered requirements, conformance tests, and 36 open questions we’d like your help with.

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  2026-10-15
  Almost ready for business: the third OpenLint office hours

  Office Hours #3: a first release within days, a formal specification taking shape, Open Source Europe as our fiscal host, and a short list of what’s left before teams can switch from Spectral.

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  2026-10-09
  Setting the table: the second OpenLint office hours

  Office Hours #2 was about getting OpenLint open for business: the specification up for review, the code renamed and cleaned up, and a growing list of people doing the work.

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  2026-09-24
  The first OpenLint office hours

  We held the first office hours under the OpenLint name on 24 September, walked through the starter roadmap in its three areas, and left with a longer list and a clear place to begin.