Open Source: The connective tissue of Open Science
Research software shouldn’t expire when a grant ends. Sayeed Choudhury on how Carnegie Mellon’s OSPO is building the ‘connective tissue’ to turn lab code into lasting community products.
Archiving 900 million lines of the OIN Linux System Table
Beyond the license: Software Heritage and OIN have archived 900M lines of the Linux System Table. Discover how permanent code preservation creates a prior art shield against patent aggression and digital link rot.
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.