Via @aprilorg, @HenriVerdier : « J’aime bien le concept de #communs qui nous vient d’une autre tradition. Un commun numérique, a digital commons, c’est une ressource qui est cultivée par ses contributeurs et sa gouvernance est opérée par les gens qui contribuent. Ce sont, par exemple #wikipedia #openstreetmap #softwareheritage ces grandes ressources avec beaucoup de contributeurs et dont le destin est décidé par les contributeurs. »

https://www.librealire.org/l-ia-a-rendu-tout-le-monde-dingue-henri-verdier

Bonne lecture !

The « Software Source Code Exhbition », co-curated by Mathilde Fichen from @swheritage, is now on display at Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, the most prominent science museum in #Paris, France.

https://www.cite-sciences.fr/fr/au-programme/lieux-ressources/carrefour-numerique2/evenements/source-code-exhibition

It's until March 25th, 2026 and in the free part of the museum, no ticket needed.

If you are around and into software, I recommend visiting it, as it's super super fascinating.

#SoftwareHeritage #DigitalPreservation

"In 2026, Software Heritage is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark this milestone, Software Heritage and [the INRIA] have decided to set up a special display: a Source Code Exhibition."
https://www.sourcecode-exhibition.softwareheritage.org/introduction/
Most of the art pieces art cool, go see them!

I’m still disappointed that they only considered *procedural* code, and desk-rejected *declarative* code. This is a sad editorial misunderstanding of what "source code" is :-(

#code #art #inria #softwareHeritage

Welcoming @benhermann at #SoftwareHeritage headquarters today, to talk about « What We Learned in 15 Years of #ArtifactEvaluation » #research #digitalpreservation #softwareEngineering

https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/02/18/swhid-car/ (Why you may want to put a SWHID in your next car)

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In the world of high-stakes automotive engineering, road safety is increasingly a software problem.

For Wendi Urribarri, Process and Safety Engineer at Woven by Toyota, the solution lies in the cryptographic DNA of the car’s codebase.

She argues that the SoftWare Hash Identifier (SWHID) could become a critical safety feature: by providing an immutable, verifiable fingerprint for every component in a vehicle’s massive software stack, SWHIDs ensure that the code running on the road is exactly what was vetted in the lab.

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#SoftwareHeritage #SWHID

« there are the systemic drivers:

• FAIR data mandates from funders
• Open-lab notebook movements
• Persistent Identifier (PID) expansion into every layer of research
• Preprint-to-publication workflows that treat research as a continuum

All of these point toward a future where the “unit of science” is no longer a PDF but a rich, evolving digital object grounded in data, workflows, and provenance. »

🧐 Guess what?

‣ #Guix and #Nix are designed around Persistent IDentifier (PID) for dealing with reproducible computational environments.

‣ Software Hash IDentifier (#SWHID) proposed by #SoftwareHeritage folk provides a Persistent IDentifier (PID) for source code.

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/05/back-to-the-article-of-the-future-an-interview-with-sami-benchekroun-and-rod-cookson/
#ReproducibleResearch #OpenScience
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« #SoftwareHeritage expands mirror network to Spain »

These distributed nodes are designed to ensure data redundancy and load distribution, protecting the archive’s accessibility against technical, commercial, or geopolitical disruptions.

https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/02/05/software-heritage-mirror-network-spain/
#SWH #OpenSource #ReproducibleResearch

At #FOSDEM this weekend? Find us in building K on Sunday—we'll be hanging out and talking about how to archive & protect your work for the long haul.
#FOSS #OpenSource #SoftwareHeritage #coderescue

Thanks @swheritage for this #SoftwareHeritage symposium.

Great day! Nice program with speakers from a wide range of expertise sharing their perspectives. 🤩

Fruitful discussions around. 👍

Interesting Source Code Exhibition; my favorite: story of Git Stash. 🧐

Last but not least, cherry on the top: yeah the cake! 🥳

Thank you!

https://www.sourcecode-exhibition.softwareheritage.org/in-case-of-emergency-git-stash

#SWH2026

#SoftwareHeritage a 10 ans

Oh I'm just discovering https://whatsrc.org/

Thanks discussion around a ☕ break at #SoftwareHeritage summit.

🤔 Could it be some complement of what Disarchive of #Guix provides?

#SWH2026

Problème intéressant pour #SoftwareHeritage : si le code a été généré par un LLM, est-ce sensé d'archiver le code plutôt que le « prompt », qui est le vrai code source ?

Archiver le code traditionnel peut vite faire déborder l'archive, si les LLM regénèrent tout le code à chaque fois que le prompt change.

#SWH2026

« In 2026, Software Heritage (@swheritage) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark this milestone, Software Heritage and Inria have decided to set up a special display : a Source Code Exhibition. »

› https://www.sourcecode-exhibition.softwareheritage.org/

#SoftwareHeritage #SourceCode #Exhibition #INRIA #UNESCO

Glad to attend #SoftwareHeritage symposium.

Hey, happy birthday! 🥳

Impressive track for these past 10 years.
Cannot wait to see next. 🤩

#SWH2026

Roberto di Cosmo fait remarquer que le logiciel libre court un gros risque à être hébergé essentiellement sur Github. (70,7 % de ce qui est archivé par #SoftwareHeritage)

#SWH2026

Allez, du code en Rust pour #SoftwareHeritage https://www.swhid.org/implementations/

#SWH2026

Donc, même si Framasoft devient Evil et est racheté par Palantir, le logiciel qui y était hébergé reste accessible à l'humanité pour les siècles à venir.

#SoftwareHeritage

Bon, pendant les discours de #SWH2026, si vous ne connaissez pas l'excellent travail de #SoftwareHeritage , c'est l'occasion de s'instruire : https://www.softwareheritage.org/

Exemple de logiciel archivé (depuis Framagit) : https://archive.softwareheritage.org/browse/origin/directory/?origin_url=https://framagit.org/bortzmeyer/blaeu.git

Bon, début de #SWH2026, le symposium sur les 10 ans de #SoftwareHeritage.

Roberto di Cosmo présente les goodies imprimés en 3D.

Le DG de l'UNESCO bat le record du discours le plus court.

Around 15 years ago, I am having diner with @rdicosmo in Porto Alegre, after a great day at a FLOSS event. Roberto explains to me his project of a center for research on FLOSS in Paris, and the various ideas around software heritage, research and such.

Congrats #SoftwareHeritage for this 10 years anniversary!