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The invisible code running the world (and who pays for it) https://www.softwareheritage.org/2026/03/20/the-invisible-code-running-the-world-and-who-pays-for-it/ #OpenSource #SWH10

softwareheritage.orgThe invisible code running the world (and who pays for it) - Software HeritageThe era of the “free lunch” in open source is over. As the global economy rests on an invisible layer of volunteer-led code, the foundations are beginning to crack under the weight of “maintainer fatigue.” Leaders from the EU issued a blunt warning: digital sovereignty isn’t built on software alone—it’s built on the “invisible” labor of the people who maintain it.

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