A recent talk by Roberto Di Cosmo, Software Heritage co-founder, underscored the role of software preservation for the future of open science. Speaking at the University of São Paulo, Di Cosmo highlighted Software Heritage as the essential infrastructure for this very task, providing universal access to the source code that powers research.
More publishers are valuing research code. Dagstuhl now uses Software Heritage for archival, referencing and metadata. Learn how this improves citation and accessibility.
Stefano Zacchiroli discusses security, reproducibility, and data analysis in his new Chief Scientific Officer role.
OSPO-RADAR aims to solve isolated research code issues by building a platform to map, reveal, and make code accessible. An Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant is making the two-year project…
OSPO-RADAR aims to solve isolated research code issues by building a platform to map, reveal, and make code accessible.
The creation of information is only half the equation; its preservation is equally vital. This applies to source code too, says Software Heritage Ambassador Alex Khrustalev.
CodeCommons aims to address these issues, making source code and metadata available in a single, accessible location. It will implement standardized data pipelines for cleaning and preprocessing, provide traceability through identifiers, and incorporate ethical considerations, such as attribution and similarity checks.
Data is often metaphorically referred to as « the oil » or « the water » or, my favorite, « the light. » Whatever your preference, the concept is similar, data is a fundamental resource. And,…
That’s the take of Florent Zara, Eclipse Foundation open-source expert, who joins Software Heritage as an ambassador.
Learn more about key discussions on topics from cybersecurity challenges to the future of AI and open science.
