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Stop treating code like an afterthought: record, share and value it

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 1d

"Stop treating #code like an afterthought: record, share & value it," from our team + experts in @nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03196-0 #OpenScience #research

Scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices.

www.nature.com

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 6d

Meet the conservator fighting digital decay https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/10/02/nika_maltar_ambassador/ @tmwpress.bsky.social #digitalart #retrogaming

Meet the conservator fighting digital decay - Software Heritage

Our newest Ambassador, Nika Maltar, is a digital conservator coordinating the Software Collection at the Technisches Museum Wien.

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hal-science.bsky.social @hal-science.bsky.social · 9d

HAL et @softwareheritage.org vous donnent à nouveau rendez-vous cette année au congrès de l'ADBU pour échanger avec vous sur les enjeux de la #scienceouverte et vous présenter les dernières actualités des deux infrastructures.

Retrouvez-nous sur le stand 50 !
adbu.fr/congres-2025

texte : Software Heritage (archiver et préserver) et HAL (citer et découvrir). Rendez-vous au congrès de l'ADBU, du 1er au 3 octobre. Nous serons au stand 50

GRNET establishes new Software Heritage mirror - Software Heritage

Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 10d

For our French-speaking friends: Au congrès de l'ADBU à Nantes, du 1er au 3 octobre, nous serons présents sur le stand avec le CCSD. Venez nous dire bonjour 👋

Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 14d

A new mirror of the Software Heritage archive is now live at GRNET. This is a step for the preservation and accessibility of source #code. https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/24/grnet-mirror/ #opensource #preservation

Every new mirror for the Software Heritage archive is a step forward for digital preservation. The newest one is in Greece with GRNET.

Open Science needs a software revolution: Here’s a blueprint - Software Heritage

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 16d

Always great to welcome a new #OSPO to the #OpenSource family: @ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social is kicking theirs off Sept. 23-24. Our Director, Roberto Di Cosmo, will be keynoting. Catch the live stream: https://videos.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/live/events

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 19d

Open Science needs a software revolution: Here’s a blueprint https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/12/open-science-software-blueprint/

The Software Heritage Open Science Strategic Blueprint is a roadmap to make code a permanent part of the scientific record.

From lab to lecture hall: The rise of software in academia - Software Heritage

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 20d

The unseen engine of academia is #code. Our Director, Roberto Di Cosmo, presented some of the trends from the Software Heritage Archive in a recent talk at the OECD. https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/18/software-academia_oecd_talk/ #OpenScience

Software Heritage Archive data shows where software in academia is being created, the languages used, and the licensing crisis.

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 22d

Some people just never stop: A decade+ into Software Heritage, co-founder Roberto Di Cosmo is still one of our biggest evangelists. Here he is with #CERN's Kamran Naim, in the hallway track #OSFair2025. Tune in to the livestream to see what else you're missing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgDC...

Open Science needs a software revolution: Here’s a blueprint - Software Heritage

Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 22d

The Software Heritage #OpenScience Strategic Blueprint is now available. This roadmap lays out a comprehensive plan to make software a first-class output of research. https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/12/open-science-software-blueprint/ #reproducibility

The Software Heritage Open Science Strategic Blueprint is a roadmap to make code a permanent part of the scientific record.

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 23d

#Patents are NOT a good indicator of software impacts. #NotGoodEnough #RobertDiCosmo @softwareheritage.org

#OSFair2025

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 23d

#RobertoDiCosmo www.dicosmo.org/index.en.html talking about #opensource #openSoftware and - powers modern research (45%+ of pubs in fundamental biology, earth/eco/energy/applied bio, engineering, chem, computer sciences, physical sciences astronomy)

#OSFair2025

Roberto Di Cosmo

www.dicosmo.org

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 23d

@softwareheritage.org is a library/archive of source code with extensive data/analysis of how #openSource #OpenSoftware impacts science. #NewTome

#OSFair2025

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · 23d

Our own Roberto Di Cosmo & Morane Gruenpeter are presenting Sept. 16 - check out the schedule!

OpenAIRE @openaire.bsky.social · 24d

The wait is over…#OSFair2025 is happening at @cern.bsky.social!

From Sept 15–17, Open Science takes center stage in Geneva.

Follow live updates, join the buzz, and be part of the movement!

#OpenAIRE #CERN #FAIR #OpenScience #OpenScienceCommunity

Open Science Fair @osfair.bsky.social · 24d

Good morning from Geneva!

Today #CERN opens its doors to #OSFair2025 where #OpenScience meets the home of discovery.

From Sept 15–17, researchers, developers, educators & policy-makers gather to exchange ideas & imagine new futures together. Stay tuned for live updates.

Welcome to #OSFair2025!

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 28d

There’s still time to register for tomorrow's EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, where we will discuss training related news and activities. Date and time: 11 September, 9:00 UTC. To register, click the link - zurl.co/9kf8f #openaccess

Why the space age’s most epic code still matters - Software Heritage

Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Sep 4

Explore the Apollo 11 guidance code, a masterpiece of engineering. Learn how a team of digital archaeologists brought it back to life. https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/04/why-the-space-ages-most-epic-code-still-matters/ #coderescue #datarescue

Ron Burkey tells the story behind the Virtual AGC project and how it ended up at the Software Heritage Archive.

Survey: main page (take survey) | My Website

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Sep 4

Our #Ospo-Radar project, in collaboration with @curiossorg.bsky.social, is conducting a survey to understand the needs of #OSPOs. Your feedback will help us build better tools for you.

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Sep 3

Final call, programmers: A UNESCO exhibit needs your code. Show how your work shapes our world. Submission deadline Sept. 8 https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/07/07/code-exhibit-unesco-cfp/

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Sep 2

That "back-to-school" feeling isn't just for kids. We're ready for a busy September, here are a few places you’ll find us: @researchdataall.bsky.social, #OSFair2025, EOSC France Tripartite Event. Details in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/softwareheri...

RSQKit: Research Software Quality Kit

Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Aug 28

For researchers who code, the Research Software Quality Toolkit (RSQKit) from eosc-everse.bsky.social offers tools like Software Heritage to help you improve and preserve your work. https://everse.software/RSQKit/all_tools_and_resources
#OpenScience

The Research Software Quality Kit is a resource to help researchers that code, Research Software Engineers, and anyone in between learn about and apply best practices in creating research software and code.

everse.software

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · Aug 27

ReSA’s August newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes:
- News from @softwaresaved.bsky.social @softwareheritage.org
- Nominations open for Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF) - apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Community events, resources, and more!

ReSA News | August 2025

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Software Heritage @softwareheritage.org · Aug 28

Programmers: You build the future. Showcase your code at a #UNESCO Exhibition. Final deadline Sept. 8 https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/07/07/code-exhibit-unesco-cfp/