Takeaways: Software Heritage Symposium and Summit 2026
What you might have missed from the 10th anniversary event.
Code on display: A new exhibit at UNESCO
Software Heritage celebrates 10 years by bringing source code to the physical world. View 15 curated exhibits that treat code as art, history, and society.
Software Heritage Archive recognized as a digital public good
The Software Heritage Archive is now an officially recognized digital public good (DPG). Marking a decade of operation, the Archive has evolved from a preservation project into a verified, high-impact pillar of global digital infrastructure, protecting over 27 billion unique source files.
Software Heritage endorses United Nations Open Source principles
By adopting the UN Open Source Principles, the archive moves beyond storage to actively champion security, diversity, and inclusivity as the foundation for global digital commons.
Preserving code: 2025 milestones in scaling and history
2025 milestones: from SWHID becoming an ISO standard to scaling the Archive with Kraken and expanding our global mirror network.
Software rot: Saving science’s digital legacy
Research relies on fragile software. Experts discuss the crisis of « software rot, » and the role of open source and artificial intelligence.
Institut Pasteur: Faire reconnaître les logiciels
Dans cet entretien, Fanny Sébire et Bertrand Néron expliquent comment ils collaborent pour faire évoluer la perception du code source et du logiciel au sein de leur institution.
CodeMeta Party: Shaping the future of software metadata
Join the movement shaping CodeMeta v4.0. We’re defining the standards for software metadata to improve discovery, trust, and interoperability across the global research ecosystem.
Meet the SWHID: The end of broken links, broken builds
CTO Thomas Aynaud on the SWHID: How the new ISO standard defeats fragile dependencies and guarantees code integrity.
Bibliothèques de l’Université Paris-Saclay : une stratégie pour le logiciel
Les bibliothèques font progresser l’enseignement, la recherche et l’apprentissage en fournissant des ressources, en facilitant la découverte et en offrant des conseils spécialisés. Le code source des logiciels devenant de…