Couperin
The Couperin consortium is a non-profit association of French higher education and research establishments that aims to improve access to scientific and technical information for the scientific community by facilitating…
Software Heritage and the long game for global infrastructure
What happens to our code in 2030? As the digital world enters a « common winter » of enclosure and predation, Software Heritage is repositioning its 28-billion-file archive as a permanent utility. It’s no longer about just saving code; it’s about building a global tech stack that can survive the frost and protect human rights.
The invisible code running the world (and who pays for it)
The era of the « free lunch » in open source is over. As the global economy rests on an invisible layer of volunteer-led code, the foundations are beginning to crack under the weight of « maintainer fatigue. » Leaders from the EU issued a blunt warning: digital sovereignty isn’t built on software alone—it’s built on the « invisible » labor of the people who maintain it.
Open infrastructures for software as a digital public good
As Open Science reaches a critical juncture, global experts explore how open infrastructures serve as essential digital public goods.
Beyond Stargate: Open code and the AI black box
Experts from France, Brazil, and the UAE explore how open-source code and transparent archives provide the essential foundation for digital sovereignty, ethical development, and linguistic inclusion.
Benoît Chauvet: The Mozilla sherpa safeguarding the web
From scaling Software Heritage to Firefox’s users, the human mission behind web standards.
University of Duisburg-Essen
The University of Duisburg-Essen (uni-due) is committed to the principles of Open Science, which is an integral part of its mission in research and teaching. Transparency, reproducibility of research results,…
Why you may want to put a SWHID in your next car
Modern vehicles are code on wheels. New Ambassador Wendi Urribarri wants to bridge the gap between open-source innovation and the safety regulations of the automotive industry.
Roberto Di Cosmo on software sovereignty
Roberto Di Cosmo explains why true sovereignty isn’t about data storage, but having an independent archive of our source code.
Software Heritage expands mirror network to Spain
Software Heritage expands its global mirror network to Spain via IMDEA Software to ensure long-term redundancy and open access.