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.
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.
Open source and the European skills gap
A skills shortage limits the future of tech in Europe. In a white paper from the Eclipse Foundation, Roberto Di Cosmo argues that open source can offer a fix.
Meet our new Head of Partnerships: Bastien Guerry
Bastien Guerry, the former French Chief Free Software Officer, discusses his shift to Software Heritage. His core insight: “Policies without products are empty, products without policies are blind.” Read the full interview on building the bridge between policy and infrastructure.
Code at the core: Software Heritage at UN Headquarters
Software content doubles every 2-3 years. We’re capturing this immense growth, securing code that fuels global science & innovation.
Paving the way for open and responsible artificial intelligence with Software Heritage
CodeCommons aims to provide a centralized repository of essential resources, including code, documentation, and metadata, to facilitate the creation of smaller, more effective datasets for the next generation of AI tools.
CodeCommons: Building better artificial intelligence through open source
CodeCommons is a two-year project building on the Software Heritage archive. Here’s an overview of the projects we and our partners are working on.