A number of world renowned international organizations, individuals, and companies express support for our software preservation mission.
The Association of Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (ACM SIGSOFT) is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of software. ACM…
Read statementSoftware has become the essential core of modern technology. Critical software lies at the heart of the power, transportation, and telecommunication networks that must stay in operation for decades. Our…
Read statementA longstanding, stable software repository like the Software Heritage is of direct interest to us, since our aerospace and defense customers are often responsible for projects lasting several decades. Additionally,…
Read statementPythagoras prohibited his disciples to divulge his theories : mathematics was born in secrecy. However, the philosophers of the « Greek miracle » considered that ideas, the universal ones, belonged…
Read statementSoftware is redefining the whole information and communication infrastructure, and embodies a growing amount of scientific and technical knowledge that is essential for the very existence of our modern societies. It is…
Read statementCAST is strongly committed to helping any software organization willing to leverage open source artifacts. We are proud to support Software Heritage’s noble mission and to collaborate on creating the…
Read statementSoftware is key in CEA’s commitment to transferring knowledge from research to industry. With the Software Heritage Foundation, we stand behind the preservation and sharing of this knowledge. — Alexandre…
Read statementCNRS’s support to Software Heritage, a universal, open and sustainable software archive, is a natural part of our proactive approach in favour of open science, a necessary revolution in which everyone…
Read statementSoftware source code is a form of literature, written by humans to be read by humans as well as machines. It gives us a view into the mind of the designer, and…
Read statementThe commons is made up of many parts, and many movements, with free and open software being an essential element. Archiving and open repositories are vital to a thriving and growing commons,…
Read statementCRKN consortium includes: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Université de Montréal, University of Toronto, York University, University of Saskatchewan, University of New Brunswick, Western University. Preservation of source code is essential…
Read statementSoftware preservation is a serious problem, which deserves to be addressed with high priority. Losing source code would mean losing our know-how, experiences, competencies. This would not be acceptable for…
Read statementSoftware Sustainability is one of the core elements to accelerate discovery. Reproducibility of scientific results, but also re-usability and findability of software are core principles in science DANS seeks to…
Read statement“The Directorate General of Armaments supports the Software Heritage archive which, through the safeguarding of our common digital heritage, enables us to build the future of our digital systems.” Emmanuel…
Read statement“Software is at the basis of most modern science. The reproducibility of scientific results and the whole concept of scientific research is deeply linked with the preservation and the study…
Read statementSoftware is the fabric which binds our personal, social, industrial, and digital lives. It is an important part of our cultural heritage, as well as a significant portion of the intellectual…
Read statementFaithful to its mission of public service, ENEA is proud to establish in its Bologna Center the first italian mirror of Software Heritage, contributing to preserve humankind’s source code, and…
Read statementThe challenge for an Information Technology industry lies in the preparation of excellence. To achieve this you need to master technologies, be free and make decisions quickly. Software availability is…
Read statementSoftware is the infrastructure that supports the world in which we live, from the cars we drive to the homes we live in and the way we communicate and conduct…
Read statementThe freedom—and the ability—to build on the work of others is core to free software. Also central is the ability to be nimble and future-proof, to not be hostage to…
Read statementSoftware is the most important cultural technique of today’s society; it frames what we can and what we cannot do. Software shapes our communication and culture, our economy, education and research, as…
Read statementOpen Data is the fuel, and Software is the engine of the digital transformation that is driving change in all aspects of modern societies. By collecting, preserving and sharing all the source…
Read statementFrom its inception, GANDI has supported open-source projects, including notably VLC, Ubuntu, Gnome, and CaliOpen. GANDI’s primary focus is providing new, high-performance solutions for its customers while at the same time sharing the…
Read statementSoftware is of paramount importance for all our society: our lives, our industry and our well-being have come to literally depend on it. Collecting, preserving and making available all the software…
Read statementGitHub recognizes the crucial importance of open source software and the work of millions of developers, around the globe, collaborating together. We at GitHub see it as part of our…
Read statementGitLab applauds the Software Heritage project for keeping open source software available for future generations. We believe everyone should contribute to preserve the software commons and a coordinated initiative like this will enable…
Read statementFree and open source software has always been a vital part of Google, as we use and contribute to thousands of projects. It encourages the development of innovative new technology,…
Read statementHuawei has been working with the open source communities for decades: we are active contributors in projects ranging from the Linux kernel to cloud native computing and machine learning, and…
Read statementHuawei’s vision is to build a better connected world. Through open partnerships and customer-centric innovation, Huawei produces world-leading networking and IT products, cloud services, software, and smartphones. Huawei has over 70,000 R&D employees….
Read statementData is the powerhouse of modern machine learning and the foundation of every large language model. The Software Heritage archive allows us to collect vast amounts of code to train…
Read statementPartnering with Software Heritage was a great journey for BigCode and Hugging Face. The foundation’s focus on preservation, reproducibility, availability and traceability mirrors many of the values and mission of…
Read statementI read with great interest the proposal to create a public archive of software artifacts and associated metadata as a way to grow a universal body of scientific and technical knowledge….
Read statementThe International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global non-profit, non-political federation of societies of ICT professionals that aims to achieve the worldwide professional and socially responsible development and…
Read statementThe National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile-INAPI enthusiastically supports the Software Heritage project, because in the digital age and the knowledge society, the caretaking of freely accessible databases and software…
Read statementWith this letter we would like to express Informatics Europe’s support to the “Software Heritage” project. Informatics Europe fully support the projects’ mission of collecting, organising, preserving and sharing all the…
Read statementSoftware is now at the heart of the majority of human activities: from healthcare to entertainment, planes to agriculture… It is therefore legitimate for Inria to address the issue of…
Read statementOpen Source is the foundation of all modern sophisticated software development. It powers everything from the smallest embedded devices to critical national infrastructure. The Software Heritage project is taking steps…
Read statementIntel has been at the forefront of open source development for nearly two decades and today is a top contributor to the Linux kernel, as well as dozens of leading…
Read statementSoftware has become the new architecture that our world is built on, and source code its blueprints. Without this vital component of history, we suffer a range of loss: of…
Read statementSoftware is the key to universal access to our web of information. Software has become an essential component of our daily lives. Software must be collected, organized, preserved and shared….
Read statementThe National Open Science Plan was launched on 4 July 2018 by the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. This plan includes a provision to support Software Heritage, an…
Read statementMicrosoft has been involved in open source initiatives by enabling, integrating, releasing and contributing to many open source projects and communities for well over a decade. We applaud the Software…
Read statementSoftware Heritage has set itself the important task of curating software for the long run at a global scale, and to safeguard the long term availability of these bits carefully crafted for…
Read statementSoftware is redefining the whole information and communication infrastructure, and embodies a growing amount of scientific and technical knowledge that is essential for the very existence of our modern societies….
Read statementOpen source software has been one of the instrumental, driving forces of innovation this century. Software Heritage is an important organization for software, having already archived more than 6 billion…
Read statementThe creation of a uniform database of open source code is a critical first step in being able to understand the scope and breadth of open source innovation. As the…
Read statementThe fundamental advantage of open source software is the freedom to use, modify, and redistribute existing work, accelerating innovation into the future. The Open Source Initiative is pleased to support…
Read statementOpen source is making the way we develop, share and maintain software and even do business with it more open, transparent, fair and efficient for the benefit of all. While…
Read statementAs the largest open source company in the world, we’ve spent more than two decades collaborating on community projects and protecting open source licenses so we can continue to develop…
Read statementSCANOSS provides precise open-source identification and intelligence to assist organizations in managing their open-source software, reducing licensing risks, and enhancing the security and sustainability of their software products. By becoming…
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