Development information
Software Heritage is developed transparently and collaboratively. We release all the software we develop as Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). We encourage bug reports and code contributions from everyone interested in pursuing our software preservation mission.
Resources
Forge
Where our software development happens: git repositories, issue and bug tracker, code reviews, and more.
Documentation
Where you will find developer-oriented documentation such as architecture, tutorials, and API docs.
Mailing list
Technical discussions about Software Heritage happen on the public swh-devel mailing list.
Chat
Our development community hangs out on the #swh-devel chat room, which is accessible via Matrix.
Wiki
Where we collect public, community-curated information about Software Heritage and its development.
Licenses
True to our Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) roots, we develop Software Heritage as openly as materially possible. We release all our software under well known Free/Open Source Software licenses. Our typical licenses of choice are:
Code of Conduct
Participation in the development and other activities of Software Heritage is subject to our Code of Conduct. We strive to keep our community welcoming and will not tolerate misconduct of any kind. If you encounter issues while interacting with our development community, please contact us.